Wally comes from the English tradition, meaning Foreigner, stranger.
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How popular is Wally?
1959peak year
Wally has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #6523), with about 14 babies named Wally each year. In 1959, 185 babies received the name (ranked #579). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 5,085.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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