Walter

Given to 634,804 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#251
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
1,381
boys 1,381
Peak year
1892
2,229 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
634,804
since 1880

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

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Walter was most popular in 1892, when 2,229 babies recorded as boys got the name (18.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,381 babies were named Walter, ranking #251 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.06.2512.518.752518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1892 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Walter was most popular in 1892, when 2,229 babies recorded as boys got the name (18.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,381 babies were named Walter, ranking #251 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.06.2512.518.75251880192019602000Peak 1892

Walter was most popular in 1892, when 2,229 babies recorded as boys got the name (18.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,381 babies were named Walter, ranking #251 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 1,381 251
2024 <5 — 1,269 271
2023 <5 — 1,276 267
2022 <5 — 1,278 268
2021 <5 — 1,281 271
2020 <5 — 1,240 272
2019 <5 — 1,282 278
2018 <5 — 1,313 271
2017 <5 — 1,366 265
2016 <5 — 1,172 302
2015 <5 — 1,158 309
2014 <5 — 987 337
2013 <5 — 939 342
2012 <5 — 805 375
2011 <5 — 801 374
2010 <5 — 784 372
2009 <5 — 789 383
2008 <5 — 764 393
2007 <5 — 810 379
2006 <5 — 850 356
2005 <5 — 770 374
2004 <5 — 767 364
2003 <5 — 775 354
2002 <5 — 833 330
2001 <5 — 826 335
2000 <5 — 949 308
1999 <5 — 918 310
1998 <5 — 896 311
1997 <5 — 1,027 273
1996 <5 — 1,035 272
1995 6 11783 1,062 265
1994 7 10569 1,152 250
1993 8 9559 1,356 220
1992 10 8065 1,421 218
1991 <5 — 1,539 199
1990 7 10193 1,614 191
1989 6 10847 1,612 184
1988 23 3893 1,610 175
1987 20 4122 1,574 174
1986 10 6612 1,715 156
1985 20 3983 1,690 163
1984 9 6810 1,689 161
1983 10 6212 1,767 154
1982 19 4025 1,912 147
1981 17 4344 1,990 138
1980 16 4517 2,009 137
1979 22 3541 2,123 128
1978 22 3388 1,991 131
1977 13 4942 2,185 123
1976 20 3407 2,101 127
1975 24 2969 2,355 112
1974 11 5011 2,487 104
1973 16 3787 2,626 101
1972 30 2398 2,918 98
1971 27 2665 3,356 91
1970 31 2395 3,584 89
1969 27 2515 3,569 84
1968 29 2246 3,589 83
1967 23 2558 3,808 81
1966 24 2453 4,057 83
1965 18 2938 4,483 82
1964 15 3379 4,843 80
1963 29 2211 5,068 77
1962 34 1989 5,282 79
1961 36 1921 5,467 74
1960 31 2061 5,763 70
1959 36 1852 6,128 66
1958 35 1856 6,316 63
1957 29 2028 6,707 58
1956 35 1796 7,019 53
1955 36 1733 7,299 51
1954 34 1769 7,486 49
1953 33 1738 7,509 45
1952 26 1978 7,897 44
1951 32 1701 8,038 42
1950 36 1550 7,798 40
1949 30 1736 8,297 37
1948 28 1778 8,627 35
1947 36 1576 9,218 34
1946 43 1318 8,668 30
1945 28 1543 7,574 27
1944 44 1188 8,159 26
1943 47 1181 9,035 26
1942 45 1180 8,682 26
1941 38 1222 7,745 26
1940 39 1170 7,723 25
1939 51 987 7,322 25
1938 39 1159 7,560 26
1937 51 981 7,488 26
1936 36 1186 7,536 26
1935 57 912 7,816 23
1934 61 871 8,092 21
1933 56 904 7,756 21
1932 75 781 8,667 21
1931 71 806 8,940 20
1930 84 768 9,731 19
1929 100 698 9,850 19
1928 89 756 10,651 18
1927 93 739 11,346 17
1926 92 748 11,774 17
1925 100 736 12,130 16
1924 86 804 12,696 16
1923 78 828 12,433 16
1922 83 798 12,631 15
1921 74 857 13,004 15
1920 69 872 13,294 13
1919 66 858 12,879 11
1918 80 796 13,338 11
1917 76 792 12,582 11
1916 74 789 11,760 11
1915 55 885 11,255 11
1914 37 972 8,962 10
1913 40 830 6,890 11
1912 39 795 5,809 11
1911 12 1372 3,074 12
1910 11 1421 2,596 13
1909 15 1052 2,287 12
1908 6 1862 2,192 12
1907 21 819 2,095 12
1906 12 1101 1,934 12
1905 9 1298 1,902 12
1904 13 1001 1,873 12
1903 13 969 1,840 12
1902 12 1024 1,858 12
1901 17 795 1,718 12
1900 11 1171 2,298 12
1899 6 1394 1,750 12
1898 11 1047 2,002 13
1897 17 761 1,895 12
1896 9 1122 2,017 13
1895 11 986 2,015 13
1894 17 719 2,010 13
1893 15 767 2,004 13
1892 10 958 2,229 13
1891 10 893 1,668 13
1890 12 791 1,905 13
1889 9 902 1,916 13
1888 5 1276 2,040 13
1887 <5 — 1,704 13
1886 11 693 1,880 13
1885 7 842 1,808 13
1884 7 851 1,902 13
1883 5 920 1,705 13
1882 7 740 1,805 13
1881 11 503 1,670 13
1880 8 628 1,755 13

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Where Walter is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years