EveryBabyNames

Wallis

4 countries

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

US
1,198
total births, United States
FR
#5992
in France, 2022
UK
101
total births, United Kingdom
E&W
86
total births, England & Wales
SCOT
15
total births, Scotland
Total births recorded
1,434
Peak year (United States)
1937
Peak-year count
50
First recorded
1911

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Wallis was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceEngland & WalesScotland

Country by country

🇺🇸 United States

1,198 births recorded 1911–2025 · peaked in 1937 with 50 births

Most common in: New York

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

🇫🇷 France

135 births recorded 1990–2022 · currently #5992 · peaked in 2005 with 11 births

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

101 births recorded 1993–2020 · peaked in 1996 with 18 births (England & Wales + Scotland + Northern Ireland combined)

Source: ONS, National Records of Scotland & NISRA (combined), official birth-registration data

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 England & Wales

86 births recorded 1996–2020 · peaked in 1996 with 13 births

Source: Office for National Statistics, official birth-registration data

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

15 births recorded 1993–2016 · peaked in 1996 with 5 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Wallis’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
1948#2443—
1949#2453↓10
1950#2438↑15
1951#2367↑71
1952#3095↓728
1953#2186↑909
1954#3452↓1266
1955#2764↑688
1956#2969↓205
1957#3024↓55
1958#3033↓9
1961#3652↓619
1962#2673↑979
1963#3044↓371
1966#3537↓493
1968#3365↑172
1969#4404↓1039
1971#4907↓503
1972#4441↑466
1977#5123↓682

Frequently asked questions about Wallis

Is Wallis a popular name?

Wallis has 1,198 recorded births in United States between 1911 and 2025, but doesn’t currently rank in the yearly top list.

Is Wallis more common for boys or girls?

Wallis is recorded predominantly as a boys’ name in official United States birth data.

When was Wallis most popular?

Wallis peaked in 1937 in United States, with 50 recorded births that year.

Is Wallis rising or falling in popularity?

In United States, Wallis’s popularity is falling — its rank has slipped from #1537 in 1911 to #5123 in 1977.

How many babies have been named Wallis?

At least 1,434 babies have been recorded with the name Wallis across official birth statistics in 4 countries.

Is Wallis popular in more than one country?

Yes — Wallis appears in official birth records in 4 countries: United States, France, England & Wales, Scotland.