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Wallace

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Wallace: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1998–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1998 to 2025, ranging from #1391 to #3937.199820032010201720212025#1391#3937
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1998#2901
1999#2425
2001#3134
2002#2005
2003#2189
2005#2754
2006#2870
2007#3095
2010#3865
2012#3416
2013#3822
2015#3908
2017#2324
2018#3412
2019#3937
2020#2228
2021#1391
2022#2755
2023#2546
2024#2443
2025#2440

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 21 of the 28 years from 1998 to 2025.

In 2024: #535 among boys in Scotland, #2443 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1998–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1998

    First recorded at #2901 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2440 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1998 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #535 in Scotland in 2024.

Wallace's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#24409HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#24439HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#25468HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#27557HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#139118HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#22289HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#39374HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#34125HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#23249HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#39084HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#38224HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#34165HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#38654HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#30955HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#28705HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#27545HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#21896HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#20056HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#31343HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#24254HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#5355HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Wallace is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Wallace, between 1998 and 2025, in 21 of those 28 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2021ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419982025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1998–202521#1391 in 2021
Scotland20241#535 in 2024
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Wallace

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1998–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1998 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #535 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.