Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Wallen isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1942. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wallen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 143
- 143 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #4,038 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,038 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. In 2025, Indiana had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,820 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Wallen’s family of names
In English usage, Wallen as a surname has a related form in WALEN.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Wallen, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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