Baby names
How popular is the name Walter?
In 2025, 1,381 baby boys in the U.S. were named Walter, the 251st most popular name for boys. Its peak year was 1918, when 13,338 boys got the name. 631,172 boys have been named Walter since 1880. 3,632 girls have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#251
among boys' names
Babies in 2025
1,381
boys named Walter
Peak year
1918
13,338 boys
Boys named Walter each year since 1880
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The numbers for Walter (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,381 |
| 2024 | 1,269 |
| 2023 | 1,276 |
| 2022 | 1,278 |
| 2021 | 1,281 |
| 2020 | 1,240 |
| 2019 | 1,282 |
| 2018 | 1,313 |
| 2017 | 1,366 |
| 2016 | 1,172 |
| 2015 | 1,158 |
| 2014 | 987 |
| 2013 | 939 |
| 2012 | 805 |
| 2011 | 801 |
| 2010 | 784 |
| 2009 | 789 |
| 2008 | 764 |
| 2007 | 810 |
| 2006 | 850 |
| 2005 | 770 |
| 2004 | 767 |
| 2003 | 775 |
| 2002 | 833 |
| 2001 | 826 |
| 2000 | 949 |
| 1999 | 918 |
| 1998 | 896 |
| 1997 | 1,027 |
| 1996 | 1,035 |
| 1995 | 1,062 |
| 1994 | 1,152 |
| 1993 | 1,356 |
| 1992 | 1,421 |
| 1991 | 1,539 |
| 1990 | 1,614 |
| 1989 | 1,612 |
| 1988 | 1,610 |
| 1987 | 1,574 |
| 1986 | 1,715 |
| 1985 | 1,690 |
| 1984 | 1,689 |
| 1983 | 1,767 |
| 1982 | 1,912 |
| 1981 | 1,990 |
| 1980 | 2,009 |
| 1979 | 2,123 |
| 1978 | 1,991 |
| 1977 | 2,185 |
| 1976 | 2,101 |
| 1975 | 2,355 |
| 1974 | 2,487 |
| 1973 | 2,626 |
| 1972 | 2,918 |
| 1971 | 3,356 |
| 1970 | 3,584 |
| 1969 | 3,569 |
| 1968 | 3,589 |
| 1967 | 3,808 |
| 1966 | 4,057 |
| 1965 | 4,483 |
| 1964 | 4,843 |
| 1963 | 5,068 |
| 1962 | 5,282 |
| 1961 | 5,467 |
| 1960 | 5,763 |
| 1959 | 6,128 |
| 1958 | 6,316 |
| 1957 | 6,707 |
| 1956 | 7,019 |
| 1955 | 7,299 |
| 1954 | 7,486 |
| 1953 | 7,509 |
| 1952 | 7,897 |
| 1951 | 8,038 |
| 1950 | 7,798 |
| 1949 | 8,297 |
| 1948 | 8,627 |
| 1947 | 9,218 |
| 1946 | 8,668 |
| 1945 | 7,574 |
| 1944 | 8,159 |
| 1943 | 9,035 |
| 1942 | 8,682 |
| 1941 | 7,745 |
| 1940 | 7,723 |
| 1939 | 7,322 |
| 1938 | 7,560 |
| 1937 | 7,488 |
| 1936 | 7,536 |
| 1935 | 7,816 |
| 1934 | 8,092 |
| 1933 | 7,756 |
| 1932 | 8,667 |
| 1931 | 8,940 |
| 1930 | 9,731 |
| 1929 | 9,850 |
| 1928 | 10,651 |
| 1927 | 11,346 |
| 1926 | 11,774 |
| 1925 | 12,130 |
| 1924 | 12,696 |
| 1923 | 12,433 |
| 1922 | 12,631 |
| 1921 | 13,004 |
| 1920 | 13,294 |
| 1919 | 12,879 |
| 1918 | 13,338 |
| 1917 | 12,582 |
| 1916 | 11,760 |
| 1915 | 11,255 |
| 1914 | 8,962 |
| 1913 | 6,890 |
| 1912 | 5,809 |
| 1911 | 3,074 |
| 1910 | 2,596 |
| 1909 | 2,287 |
| 1908 | 2,192 |
| 1907 | 2,095 |
| 1906 | 1,934 |
| 1905 | 1,902 |
| 1904 | 1,873 |
| 1903 | 1,840 |
| 1902 | 1,858 |
| 1901 | 1,718 |
| 1900 | 2,298 |
| 1899 | 1,750 |
| 1898 | 2,002 |
| 1897 | 1,895 |
| 1896 | 2,017 |
| 1895 | 2,015 |
| 1894 | 2,010 |
| 1893 | 2,004 |
| 1892 | 2,229 |
| 1891 | 1,668 |
| 1890 | 1,905 |
| 1889 | 1,916 |
| 1888 | 2,040 |
| 1887 | 1,704 |
| 1886 | 1,880 |
| 1885 | 1,808 |
| 1884 | 1,902 |
| 1883 | 1,705 |
| 1882 | 1,805 |
| 1881 | 1,670 |
| 1880 | 1,755 |
Girls named Walter each year since 1880
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The numbers for Walter (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1994 | 7 |
| 1993 | 8 |
| 1992 | 10 |
| 1991 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1988 | 23 |
| 1987 | 20 |
| 1986 | 10 |
| 1985 | 20 |
| 1984 | 9 |
| 1983 | 10 |
| 1982 | 19 |
| 1981 | 17 |
| 1980 | 16 |
| 1979 | 22 |
| 1978 | 22 |
| 1977 | 13 |
| 1976 | 20 |
| 1975 | 24 |
| 1974 | 11 |
| 1973 | 16 |
| 1972 | 30 |
| 1971 | 27 |
| 1970 | 31 |
| 1969 | 27 |
| 1968 | 29 |
| 1967 | 23 |
| 1966 | 24 |
| 1965 | 18 |
| 1964 | 15 |
| 1963 | 29 |
| 1962 | 34 |
| 1961 | 36 |
| 1960 | 31 |
| 1959 | 36 |
| 1958 | 35 |
| 1957 | 29 |
| 1956 | 35 |
| 1955 | 36 |
| 1954 | 34 |
| 1953 | 33 |
| 1952 | 26 |
| 1951 | 32 |
| 1950 | 36 |
| 1949 | 30 |
| 1948 | 28 |
| 1947 | 36 |
| 1946 | 43 |
| 1945 | 28 |
| 1944 | 44 |
| 1943 | 47 |
| 1942 | 45 |
| 1941 | 38 |
| 1940 | 39 |
| 1939 | 51 |
| 1938 | 39 |
| 1937 | 51 |
| 1936 | 36 |
| 1935 | 57 |
| 1934 | 61 |
| 1933 | 56 |
| 1932 | 75 |
| 1931 | 71 |
| 1930 | 84 |
| 1929 | 100 |
| 1928 | 89 |
| 1927 | 93 |
| 1926 | 92 |
| 1925 | 100 |
| 1924 | 86 |
| 1923 | 78 |
| 1922 | 83 |
| 1921 | 74 |
| 1920 | 69 |
| 1919 | 66 |
| 1918 | 80 |
| 1917 | 76 |
| 1916 | 74 |
| 1915 | 55 |
| 1914 | 37 |
| 1913 | 40 |
| 1912 | 39 |
| 1911 | 12 |
| 1910 | 11 |
| 1909 | 15 |
| 1908 | 6 |
| 1907 | 21 |
| 1906 | 12 |
| 1905 | 9 |
| 1904 | 13 |
| 1903 | 13 |
| 1902 | 12 |
| 1901 | 17 |
| 1900 | 11 |
| 1899 | 6 |
| 1898 | 11 |
| 1897 | 17 |
| 1896 | 9 |
| 1895 | 11 |
| 1894 | 17 |
| 1893 | 15 |
| 1892 | 10 |
| 1891 | 10 |
| 1890 | 12 |
| 1889 | 9 |
| 1888 | 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | 11 |
| 1885 | 7 |
| 1884 | 7 |
| 1883 | 5 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1881 | 11 |
| 1880 | 8 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.