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Wally Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Wally?

The rare name Wally was the 5,721st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Wally, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #578 in 1959 with 185 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Wally in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2001.

Approximately during the years 1920-1923, 1927-1931, 1939-1942, 1954-1959, 2003-2006, and 2014-2017, the name Wally took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1947-1950, 1963-1972, and 1975-1982.

Where is the name Wally popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

Wally's popularity has been moving upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Wally has risen.

The name Wally is mostly unused but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Wally has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Wally (Girl)Wally (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 16 5,721
2017 < 5 -- 16 5,752
2016 < 5 -- 13 6,691
2015 < 5 -- 12 7,026
2014 < 5 -- 9 8,738
2013 < 5 -- 11 7,515
2012 < 5 -- 11 7,518
2011 < 5 -- 10 8,025
2010 < 5 -- 12 7,058
2009 < 5 -- 10 8,263
2008 < 5 -- 10 8,278
2007 < 5 -- 13 6,589
2006 < 5 -- 19 4,847
2005 < 5 -- 14 5,859
2004 < 5 -- 10 7,499
2003 < 5 -- 7 9,533
2002 < 5 -- 7 9,349
2001 < 5 -- < 5 --
2000 < 5 -- 10 6,807
1999 < 5 -- 17 4,333
1998 < 5 -- 11 5,827
1997 < 5 -- < 5 --
1996 < 5 -- 7 7,936
1995 < 5 -- 15 4,266
1994 < 5 -- 14 4,524
1993 < 5 -- 15 4,213
1992 < 5 -- 10 5,638
1991 < 5 -- 19 3,318
1990 < 5 -- 13 4,393
1989 < 5 -- 22 2,894
1988 < 5 -- 25 2,434
1987 < 5 -- 24 2,397
1986 < 5 -- 20 2,677
1985 < 5 -- 22 2,420
1984 < 5 -- 17 2,820
1983 < 5 -- 19 2,574
1982 < 5 -- 17 2,828
1981 < 5 -- 28 1,990
1980 < 5 -- 24 2,209
1979 < 5 -- 24 2,152
1978 < 5 -- 29 1,832
1977 < 5 -- 34 1,641
1976 < 5 -- 34 1,604
1975 < 5 -- 41 1,377
1974 < 5 -- 38 1,410
1973 < 5 -- 39 1,351
1972 < 5 -- 35 1,450
1971 < 5 -- 52 1,148
1970 < 5 -- 47 1,220
1969 < 5 -- 48 1,137
1968 < 5 -- 74 849
1967 < 5 -- 66 891
1966 < 5 -- 75 844
1965 < 5 -- 96 758
1964 < 5 -- 103 759
1963 < 5 -- 140 661
1962 < 5 -- 159 612
1961 < 5 -- 162 624
1960 < 5 -- 132 684
1959 < 5 -- 185 578
1958 < 5 -- 128 672
1957 < 5 -- 110 715
1956 < 5 -- 80 841
1955 < 5 -- 86 792
1954 6 5,736 66 917
1953 < 5 -- 72 851
1952 5 6,374 67 859
1951 6 5,396 77 805
1950 < 5 -- 66 843
1949 5 6,040 78 781
1948 5 6,014 89 712
1947 7 4,752 118 637
1946 < 5 -- 103 635
1945 < 5 -- 102 601
1944 6 4,557 85 677
1943 7 4,182 95 661
1942 12 2,810 94 666
1941 9 3,243 78 701
1940 11 2,730 74 709
1939 5 4,931 62 775
1938 14 2,332 66 756
1937 27 1,450 68 741
1936 10 2,848 67 740
1935 < 5 -- 68 749
1934 < 5 -- 64 777
1933 < 5 -- 47 924
1932 < 5 -- 40 1,076
1931 < 5 -- 56 857
1930 < 5 -- 50 967
1929 < 5 -- 46 1,007
1928 < 5 -- 42 1,092
1927 < 5 -- 39 1,161
1926 < 5 -- 38 1,173
1925 < 5 -- 30 1,359
1924 < 5 -- 26 1,530
1923 < 5 -- 31 1,321
1922 < 5 -- 23 1,640
1921 < 5 -- 23 1,645
1920 < 5 -- 20 1,817
1919 < 5 -- 19 1,808
1918 < 5 -- 17 1,993
1917 7 4,067 18 1,808
1916 < 5 -- 18 1,768
1915 5 4,939 7 3,376
1914 < 5 -- 12 1,973
1913 < 5 -- 8 2,265
1912 < 5 -- 9 1,879
1911 < 5 -- 7 1,527
1910 < 5 -- 5 1,831
1909 < 5 -- < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.