as a First Name
Pet form of Walter or, less commonly, of Wallace. It has dropped almost completely out of fashion, especially since the advent in the 20th century of the slang term, denoting a stupid or incompetent person.
| 2,198th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 7,543
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- South Dakota
- has the most people named Wally per capita
- 1959
- marked the height of its popularity
0.24%
99.76%
43%
55+
55+
55%
30-54
30-54
2%
13-29
13-29
0.32%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
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