Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Wallace
Endangered
Down 91.4% from peak
Peak era
1923
Peak births
2,803
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Wallace
How many people are named Wallace?
An estimated 24,428 living Americans are named Wallace.
How rare is Wallace?
Wallace is uncommon among babies today, with 241 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 91.4% from its 1923 peak.
How old is the typical Wallace?
The median age of a living American named Wallace is approximately 63 years, with most bearers falling between 44 and 74 years old.
Is Wallace still popular?
No. Wallace is endangered as a baby name, down 91.4% from its 1923 peak with 241 births in 2025.
Where is Wallace most common?
Wallace has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appears 6.0× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19232025
Peak year
1923
Decline from peak
91.4%
2025
241
All-time
83,263
Where it lives now
Wallace is most concentrated in South Carolina — about 3.8× the national rate in the 1980s.
States where Wallace is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.