Is Wally a boy or girl name?
Wally is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 14 boys were named Wally, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.9% of the 5,085 US babies named Wally were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,420
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Wally since 1910
- 5,085
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 185 babies
Boys and girls named Wally, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 120 | 12 | 9.1% |
| 1920s | 318 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 587 | 56 | 8.7% |
| 1940s | 916 | 62 | 6.3% |
| 1950s | 937 | 17 | 1.8% |
| 1960s | 1,054 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 373 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 219 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 121 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 102 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 122 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 69 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | #6,420 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 15 | #6,193 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 15 | #6,130 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 10 | #8,122 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,961 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 12 | #7,139 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,754 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,769 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,700 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 12 | #7,038 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,747 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,518 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,525 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 10 | #8,039 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 12 | #7,062 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 10 | #8,272 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #8,284 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 14 | #6,247 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,850 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,861 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,502 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,598 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #9,351 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,810 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,334 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,828 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,937 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,266 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,526 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,213 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,639 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,319 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,393 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,895 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,434 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,394 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,682 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,423 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,820 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 19 | #2,573 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,705 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 28 | #1,992 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 24 | #2,210 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 24 | #2,152 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 29 | #1,831 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 34 | #1,643 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 34 | #1,603 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 41 | #1,376 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 38 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 39 | #1,353 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 35 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 52 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 47 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 48 | #1,136 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 74 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 66 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 75 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 96 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 102 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 140 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 159 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 162 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 132 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 185 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 127 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 112 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 79 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 86 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 66 | #917 | 6 | #5,735 |
| 1953 | 72 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 67 | #861 | 5 | #6,374 |
| 1951 | 77 | #805 | 6 | #5,397 |
| 1950 | 66 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 78 | #781 | 5 | #6,041 |
| 1948 | 89 | #712 | 5 | #6,013 |
| 1947 | 119 | #633 | 7 | #4,752 |
| 1946 | 102 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 102 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 85 | #677 | 6 | #4,555 |
| 1943 | 95 | #661 | 7 | #4,183 |
| 1942 | 94 | #666 | 12 | #2,812 |
| 1941 | 78 | #701 | 9 | #3,243 |
| 1940 | 74 | #710 | 11 | #2,730 |
| 1939 | 62 | #775 | 5 | #4,930 |
| 1938 | 66 | #756 | 14 | #2,334 |
| 1937 | 68 | #741 | 27 | #1,450 |
| 1936 | 67 | #741 | 10 | #2,849 |
| 1935 | 68 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 64 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 47 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 40 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 56 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 49 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 46 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 42 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 39 | #1,161 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 38 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 30 | #1,359 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 26 | #1,530 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 31 | #1,320 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 23 | #1,640 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 23 | #1,645 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 20 | #1,817 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 19 | #1,808 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 17 | #1,993 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,808 | 7 | #4,067 |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,768 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,376 | 5 | #4,939 |
| 1914 | 12 | #1,973 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,265 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,879 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,527 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,831 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Wally reached #579 in 1959. As a girl name, it reached #1,450 in 1937. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Wally
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.