Wally Boy
How popular is Wally?
#5,606 boy name in 2025
16 baby boys were named Wally in the US in 2025, making it the 5606th most popular boy name.
3,100living people named Wally (est.)
64median age of people named Wally
5,101babies named Wally since 1880
1 in 207,209US babies born in 2025
Wally popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,606 for boys (▲ 588 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 16 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+33% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,671 in 2015, #5,695 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1959 (185 boys) |
| Highest rank | #574 in 1959 |
| First recorded | 1910 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Wally counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Wali family of names ranked #1,730 for boys in 2025 (#1,980 the year before), with 72 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wali | 56 | 78% |
| Wally | 16 | 22% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Wally by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 120 | #1,386 |
| 1920s | 318 | #995 |
| 1930s | 587 | #736 |
| 1940s | 916 | #599 |
| 1950s | 937 | #574 |
| 1960s | 1,054 | #611 |
| 1970s | 373 | #1,138 |
| 1980s | 219 | #1,941 |
| 1990s | 121 | #3,218 |
| 2000s | 102 | #4,671 |
| 2010s | 122 | #5,522 |
| 2020s | 85 | #5,606 |
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Questions
- Is Wally a boy or girl name?
- Wally is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Wally were boys.
- How popular is the name Wally?
- 16 baby boys were named Wally in the US in 2025, making it the 5606th most popular boy name.
- When was Wally most popular?
- Wally peaked in 1959, when 185 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #574 in 1959.
- How many people are named Wally?
- 5,101 babies have been named Wally in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,100 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 64.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.