Name profile

Wally

This name is a diminutive of Walter or Wallace.

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈwɑl.i/; British English /ˈwɒl.i/; English /ˈwɔl.i/
Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#5,608

Meaning and history

Wally is a diminutive form of Walter or Wallace.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 19 births, rank #4,675
2007: 14 births, rank #5,901
2008: 10 births, rank #7,698
2009: 10 births, rank #7,692
2010: 12 births, rank #6,698
20112011: 10 births, rank #7,502
2012: 11 births, rank #7,050
2013: 11 births, rank #7,026
2014: 9 births, rank #8,130
2015: 12 births, rank #6,676
20162016: 13 births, rank #6,349
2017: 16 births, rank #5,526
2018: 16 births, rank #5,540
2019: 12 births, rank #6,777
2020: 15 births, rank #5,699
20212021: 10 births, rank #7,587
2022: 15 births, rank #5,874
2023: 15 births, rank #5,927
2024: 14 births, rank #6,199
20252025: 16 births, rank #5,608

Wally rose from #892 to #850 for boys between 1967 and 1968. Its highest annual birth count came in 1959, with 185 births.