Wales
Below 5 births
About Wales
Place names for boys are few and far between; this one would make a singular choice. Prince William of Wales uses this as a surname when required, as in his military life; Jimmy Wales is the entrepreneur behind Wikipedia, Clint Eastwood played the eponymous character Josey (!) Wales in the 1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales.
Pronounced WAYLZ.
As of October 2026, Wales ranked #4733 in US births in 1968 SSA, peaked at #3102 in 1939.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Wales on lists
Famous Waless
- Wesley Wales "Wes" Anderson
American screenwriter and director
- Jimmy Donal Wales
American founder of Wikipedia
- Prince of Wales
title used for the British heir apparent (currently Charles, Prince of Wales)
- Princes William and Henry "Harry" of Wales
sons of Charles, Prince of Wales
- Wales Tucker Waldrop (b. 2012)
son of Eric and Courtney Waldrop; featured on the TLC show “Sweet Home Sextuplets”
Wales in pop culture
- "The Outlaw Josey Wales
" 1976 film
- Wales
country of the British Isles