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Boy · Anglo-Norman
Wallace
Say it: WOL-is
Meaning
From a Scottish surname, Anglo-Norman waleis 'Welshman, foreigner', for the Britons of Strathclyde.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used in honour of William Wallace and popular in the US around 1900 to 1930.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1920s
In the United States
- 82,640 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1923, about 1 in 391 boys
- 250 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Wallis
Famous bearers
- William Wallace, Scottish patriot
- Wallace Stevens, American poet
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.