Walker

Given to 48,951 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +162% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#1942

recorded as girls

189 since 2024

#78

recorded as boys

4 since 2024

Babies in 2025

4,303

girls 99 · boys 4,204

Peak year

2025

4,204 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

48,951

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Walker was most popular in 2025, when 4,204 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 4,204 babies were named Walker, ranking #78 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 162%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	99	1942	4,204	78
2024	115	1753	4,033	82
2023	121	1699	4,018	85
2022	158	1422	4,250	78
2021	123	1680	2,868	130
2020	47	3281	1,861	206
2019	40	3718	1,638	230
2018	27	4889	1,343	266
2017	19	6287	1,100	315
2016	14	7988	1,048	331
2015	18	6721	1,010	340
2014	19	6451	1,046	326
2013	17	7031	840	369
2012	8	12199	707	410
2011	10	10374	676	417
2010	7	13448	649	426
2009	6	15242	589	462
2008	6	15405	554	494
2007	8	12676	601	460
2006	12	9286	696	413
2005	9	10921	803	369
2004	18	6489	722	380
2003	13	7998	625	412
2002	6	13595	622	406
2001	8	11020	629	399
2000	5	15031	578	426
1999	8	10345	535	434
1998	9	9260	542	427
1997	13	6844	536	426
1996	10	8132	504	446
1995	10	8079	450	480
1994	11	7604	369	533
1993	5	13442	255	646
1992	<5	—	197	736
1991	5	13147	176	774
1990	<5	—	148	842
1989	<5	—	128	891
1988	<5	—	99	970
1987	<5	—	83	1047
1986	<5	—	81	1028
1985	<5	—	87	975
1984	<5	—	86	951
1983	<5	—	80	987
1982	<5	—	70	1088
1981	<5	—	62	1169
1980	5	10392	60	1176
1979	<5	—	53	1260
1978	<5	—	47	1326
1977	<5	—	71	1019
1976	<5	—	60	1084
1975	<5	—	61	1065
1974	<5	—	66	1007
1973	<5	—	50	1163
1972	<5	—	52	1129
1971	<5	—	47	1199
1970	<5	—	40	1314
1969	<5	—	43	1198
1968	<5	—	33	1339
1967	<5	—	33	1312
1966	<5	—	42	1149
1965	<5	—	41	1189
1964	<5	—	34	1350
1963	<5	—	39	1238
1962	<5	—	47	1121
1961	<5	—	49	1121
1960	<5	—	33	1382
1959	<5	—	55	1034
1958	<5	—	54	1040
1957	<5	—	43	1185
1956	<5	—	53	1032
1955	<5	—	61	957
1954	<5	—	66	908
1953	<5	—	56	959
1952	<5	—	66	863
1951	<5	—	72	830
1950	<5	—	54	934
1949	<5	—	77	782
1948	<5	—	59	891
1947	<5	—	75	794
1946	<5	—	77	753
1945	<5	—	71	728
1944	<5	—	80	697
1943	<5	—	71	773
1942	<5	—	72	755
1941	<5	—	65	770
1940	<5	—	73	711
1939	<5	—	57	805
1938	<5	—	60	799
1937	<5	—	83	650
1936	<5	—	60	787
1935	<5	—	75	697
1934	<5	—	71	725
1933	<5	—	66	752
1932	<5	—	69	756
1931	<5	—	78	677
1930	<5	—	91	644
1929	<5	—	99	606
1928	<5	—	92	652
1927	5	4805	80	726
1926	<5	—	91	660
1925	5	4973	103	617
1924	<5	—	113	600
1923	<5	—	111	600
1922	<5	—	112	612
1921	<5	—	128	553
1920	8	3598	151	490
1919	<5	—	119	548
1918	<5	—	107	589
1917	<5	—	105	577
1916	<5	—	104	562
1915	5	4274	103	555
1914	5	3618	72	591
1913	<5	—	76	498
1912	<5	—	66	484
1911	<5	—	33	514
1910	<5	—	38	447
1909	<5	—	26	505
1908	<5	—	36	389
1907	<5	—	22	495
1906	<5	—	28	411
1905	<5	—	20	507
1904	<5	—	17	538
1903	<5	—	22	430
1902	<5	—	19	490
1901	<5	—	25	371
1900	<5	—	27	430
1899	<5	—	26	355
1898	<5	—	28	364
1897	<5	—	34	316
1896	<5	—	40	290
1895	<5	—	36	301
1894	<5	—	22	399
1893	<5	—	26	349
1892	<5	—	32	329
1891	<5	—	21	377
1890	<5	—	29	322
1889	<5	—	33	294
1888	<5	—	35	302
1887	<5	—	25	330
1886	<5	—	29	317
1885	<5	—	23	364
1884	<5	—	19	416
1883	<5	—	20	381
1882	<5	—	28	324
1881	<5	—	25	324
1880	<5	—	29	314