Wallace: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “Welshman, foreigner”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- WAW-lis · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
From a Scottish surname derived from Anglo-Norman French waleis, meaning 'Welshman' or 'foreigner'. It is closely associated with the Scottish hero William Wallace.
How popular is Wallace?
Babies named Wallace in 2024229
2024 rank#979 boys
Peak year1923
Total US babies since 188083,606
Wallace is rising: use over the last five years is 2.4× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Wallace
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Wallace questions
What does the name Wallace mean?
Wallace means "Welshman, foreigner". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. From a Scottish surname derived from Anglo-Norman French waleis, meaning 'Welshman' or 'foreigner'. It is closely associated with the Scottish hero William Wallace.
Is Wallace a boy or girl name?
Wallace is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Wallace?
229 US babies were named Wallace in 2024. Its peak year was 1923.
How do you pronounce Wallace?
Wallace is usually pronounced WAW-lis.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.