Wally

Girl · recorded 1915–1954

  • 1954last recorded
  • 1937best year

Most popular in 1937.

Last recorded in 1954. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 17 recorded years as a table
Wally, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19155
19176
193610
193725
193813
19395
194010
19417
19429
19435
19445
19474
19483
19493
19513
19523
19543

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Wally isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1954
6
Rank in 1954
#5,148
How rare
1 in 323,652 girls
Since 1915
147

Wally was last recorded in 1954. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1937, at 25 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Wally doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.