The name Wallace is a girl's name of Scottish origin meaning "foreigner, stranger".

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More famously spelled Wallis as a feminine name: the woman for whom the King of England abdicated the throne.

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The name Wallace peaked for girls at #1967 in 1898. Wallace is also used for boys, ranking #964 in 2025.

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The name Wallace is a boy's name of Scottish, English origin meaning "foreigner, stranger".

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Wallace is so square could almost be ripe for a turnaround, especially with the hipness imparted by the British Claymation series Wallace & Gromit. And Wally makes an adorable Leave it to Beaver retro-style nickname. 
 A Top 100 name in the 1920s, as reflected in early film stars Wallace Beery and Wallace Reid, Wallace hung on in the Top 1000 until the early 1990s. A notable modern namesake is poet Wallace Stevens.
 Wallace stems from the names first given to the native British people as distinct from the Anglo-Saxons, later applied to the people living in Wales. Wallace is classically a <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/428/scottish-baby-names">Scottish name</a>, popularized in the last century in honor of the medieval hero of the Scottish War of Independence. William Wallace--leading character in the film Braveheart.

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The name Wallace is currently ranked #964 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #69 in 1923. The name is most popular in South Dakota, District of Columbia, and South Dakota. Wallace is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

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