The first name Wally
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Wally at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 16 boys born in the United States were named Wally, the 5,838th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1959, when 185 were.
5,101
babies named Wally since 1880
#5,838
rank in 2025
1959
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Nicknames for Wally
- Wal
Famous people named Wally
21 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Wally SchirraAmerican astronaut (1923–2007)
- Wally PfisterAmerican cinematographer and film director, born 1961
- Wally CoxAmerican actor (1924-1973)
- Wally MasurAustralian tennis player, born 1963
- Wally HerbertBritish polar explorer (1934-2007)
- Wally WingertAmerican voice actor, born 1961
- Wally HergerAmerican politician, born 1945
- Wally VanActor, film director (1880-1974)
- Wally BrownAmerican comedian (1904-1961)
- Wally MoesDutch painter (1856-1918)
- Wally AlbrightActor (1925-1999)
- Wally VernonAmerican film actor (1905-1970)
Questions
- What are nicknames for Wally?
- Common nicknames for Wally include Wal.
- Is Wally a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 97% of the 5,101 US babies named Wally since 1880 were boys.
- When was Wally most popular?
- 1959 in the United States, when 185 babies were named Wally, its highest rank at 579th.