Wallen
Boy name · #3976 in 2025 · Uniqueness 49/100
Wallen is currently the #3976 boy name in the United States — 27 babies received it in 2025. It has appeared in the national data since 1942. Roughly one in every 66,667 boys born in 2025 was named Wallen.
The 83-year story
Wallen first appears in the Social Security records in 1942, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 30 babies and a rank of #3693. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Wallen per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Wallen in class?
Wallen scores 49 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Wallen is most common
State-level data for Wallen is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Wallen
Statistically, parents drawn to Wallen tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Xaylen, Oaklen, Truen, Aavyan, and Kairen.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Wallen | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #3949 |
| 2024 | 30 | #3693 |
| 2023 | 27 | #4002 |
| 2022 | 29 | #3774 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4780 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3430 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3560 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Wallen a popular boy name?
Wallen ranked #3976 among boys in 2025 with 27 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Wallen most popular?
Wallen peaked in 2024, when 30 American boys received the name (ranked #3693 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Wallen?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 66,667 newborn American boys was named Wallen. It scores 49/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.