How Many People Are Named Wallis?
people named Wallis are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 552,156 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,198 babies named Wallis in Social Security records from 1911 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
50 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was a variant of WALLACE. Wallis Simpson (1895-1986) was the divorced woman whom Edward VIII married, which forced him to abdicate the British throne.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Wallis, 71.7% were girls and 28.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Wallis rose from 0% in the 1920s to 48.4% in the 1950s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Wallis alive today is about 50 years old, and 50% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 24 and 78 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Wallis first appears in the records in 1911 and was given most often in 1937, to 50 babies. In 2025, 8 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1911 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Wallis has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,333, in 1940. Among girls, its best rank was #1,279, in 1937.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | #11,858 |
| Best rank | #1,333 (1940) | #1,279 (1937) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,216 in the 1920s | #2,543 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Wallis alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Wallis were born in New York than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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