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Wallace

Wallace ranks #188 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 12 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #310 among boy dog names.
Wallace's popularity trend

Wallace's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2019.

0.01%0.02%0.03%2012201520172019
Cats in our data
12
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#188
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
—
2014 → 2019
Gender split
100% male
0% female100% male

Gender split comes from 15 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Wallace mean?
/ˈwɑləs/2 syllablesOrigin: a surname

Wallace is a Scottish surname derived from waleis, an old term meaning "foreigner" or "Welshman," originally used for Britons living among Scots and Anglo-Saxons. It's forever associated with William Wallace, the medieval Scottish freedom fighter.

Wallace has a sturdy, dignified sound that suits a loyal, big-hearted companion. It works equally well as a formal name or shortened to the friendly nickname Wally.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Wallace shows up

Cats named Wallace per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.05%
TorontoON, CA0.03%

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