Wallace Shawn
There are approximately 1 people named Wallace Shawn living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Wallace with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Shawn. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Wallace
31K
Alive today
Named Shawn
1.1K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 31K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1923
Average age: 62
Estimated bearers: 1.1K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #25,659
Per 100K: 0.33
Top ancestry: White (75.3%)
First name trend
Wallace: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Wallace. The peak year was 1923 with 2,815 births. The average person named Wallace today is 62 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Shawn surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Shawn, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 75.3%.
- White75.3%
- Black or African American11.7%
- Hispanic or Latino5.7%
- Two or more races3.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.2%
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.1%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Wallace has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0090% of the US population, based on 30,842 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Shawn appears at a rate of 0.33 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0003%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Wallace Shawn. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Wallace
FAQ
Wallace Shawn: questions and answers
How many people are named Wallace Shawn?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Wallace Shawn. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0090%) with the surname frequency (0.33 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Wallace Shawn?
We classify Wallace Shawn as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Wallace a male or female name?
Wallace is predominantly male. Out of 83,606 total SSA registrations, 99.3% were male and 0.7% were female. See the full Wallace profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.