Waller
Waller is a given name. People named Waller:Waller Bacon, British lawyer and Whig politician Waller Thomas Burns (1858–1917), United States district judge Waller C.
Meaning & Origin of Waller
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Waller is a given name. People named Waller:Waller Bacon, British lawyer and Whig politician Waller Thomas Burns (1858–1917), United States district judge Waller C.
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The Story of Waller
Waller first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 15 Wallers were born — ranking #2,153 that year. As of 2026, Waller ranks #3,602 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 225 Wallers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Waller
Waller is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 225 births in the dataset. Waller's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #2,153. Use the chart and map above to compare Waller's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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