Walter
Last seen for girls in 1995 at #11,783 · #251 for boys in 2025, 1,381 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1914 · 8,962 births
- Debut · boys
- 1,755 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 93 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 631,172since 1880
Walter over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #251 | 1,381 | |
| 2024 | — | #271 | 1,269 | |
| 2023 | — | #267 | 1,276 | |
| 2022 | — | #268 | 1,278 | |
| 2021 | — | #271 | 1,281 | |
| 2020 | — | #272 | 1,240 | |
| 2019 | — | #278 | 1,282 | |
| 2018 | — | #271 | 1,313 | |
| 2017 | — | #265 | 1,366 | |
| 2016 | — | #302 | 1,172 | |
| 2015 | — | #309 | 1,158 | |
| 2014 | — | #337 | 987 | |
| 2013 | — | #342 | 939 | |
| 2012 | — | #375 | 805 | |
| 2011 | — | #374 | 801 | |
| 2010 | — | #372 | 784 | |
| 2009 | — | #383 | 789 | |
| 2008 | — | #393 | 764 | |
| 2007 | — | #379 | 810 | |
| 2006 | — | #356 | 850 | |
| 2005 | — | #374 | 770 | |
| 2004 | — | #364 | 767 | |
| 2003 | — | #354 | 775 | |
| 2002 | — | #330 | 833 | |
| 2001 | — | #335 | 826 | |
| 2000 | — | #308 | 949 | |
| 1999 | — | #310 | 918 | |
| 1998 | — | #311 | 896 | |
| 1997 | — | #273 | 1,027 | |
| 1996 | — | #272 | 1,035 | |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #265 | 1,062 |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #250 | 1,152 |
| 1993 | #9,559 | 8 | #220 | 1,356 |
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 | #218 | 1,421 |
| 1991 | — | #199 | 1,539 | |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #191 | 1,614 |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #184 | 1,612 |
| 1988 | #3,893 | 23 | #175 | 1,610 |
| 1987 | #4,122 | 20 | #174 | 1,574 |
| 1986 | #6,612 | 10 | #156 | 1,715 |
| 1985 | #3,983 | 20 | #163 | 1,690 |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | #161 | 1,689 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #154 | 1,767 |
| 1982 | #4,025 | 19 | #147 | 1,912 |
| 1981 | #4,344 | 17 | #138 | 1,990 |
| 1980 | #4,517 | 16 | #137 | 2,009 |
| 1979 | #3,541 | 22 | #128 | 2,123 |
| 1978 | #3,388 | 22 | #131 | 1,991 |
| 1977 | #4,942 | 13 | #123 | 2,185 |
| 1976 | #3,407 | 20 | #127 | 2,101 |
| 1975 | #2,969 | 24 | #112 | 2,355 |
| 1974 | #5,011 | 11 | #104 | 2,487 |
| 1973 | #3,787 | 16 | #101 | 2,626 |
| 1972 | #2,398 | 30 | #98 | 2,918 |
| 1971 | #2,665 | 27 | #91 | 3,356 |
| 1970 | #2,395 | 31 | #89 | 3,584 |
| 1969 | #2,515 | 27 | #84 | 3,569 |
| 1968 | #2,246 | 29 | #83 | 3,589 |
| 1967 | #2,558 | 23 | #81 | 3,808 |
| 1966 | #2,453 | 24 | #83 | 4,057 |
| 1965 | #2,938 | 18 | #82 | 4,483 |
| 1964 | #3,379 | 15 | #80 | 4,843 |
| 1963 | #2,211 | 29 | #77 | 5,068 |
| 1962 | #1,989 | 34 | #79 | 5,282 |
| 1961 | #1,921 | 36 | #74 | 5,467 |
| 1960 | #2,061 | 31 | #70 | 5,763 |
| 1959 | #1,852 | 36 | #66 | 6,128 |
| 1958 | #1,856 | 35 | #63 | 6,316 |
| 1957 | #2,028 | 29 | #58 | 6,707 |
| 1956 | #1,796 | 35 | #53 | 7,019 |
| 1955 | #1,733 | 36 | #51 | 7,299 |
| 1954 | #1,769 | 34 | #49 | 7,486 |
| 1953 | #1,738 | 33 | #45 | 7,509 |
| 1952 | #1,978 | 26 | #44 | 7,897 |
| 1951 | #1,701 | 32 | #42 | 8,038 |
| 1950 | #1,550 | 36 | #40 | 7,798 |
| 1949 | #1,736 | 30 | #37 | 8,297 |
| 1948 | #1,778 | 28 | #35 | 8,627 |
| 1947 | #1,576 | 36 | #34 | 9,218 |
| 1946 | #1,318 | 43 | #30 | 8,668 |
| 1945 | #1,543 | 28 | #27 | 7,574 |
| 1944 | #1,188 | 44 | #26 | 8,159 |
| 1943 | #1,181 | 47 | #26 | 9,035 |
| 1942 | #1,180 | 45 | #26 | 8,682 |
| 1941 | #1,222 | 38 | #26 | 7,745 |
| 1940 | #1,170 | 39 | #25 | 7,723 |
| 1939 | #987 | 51 | #25 | 7,322 |
| 1938 | #1,159 | 39 | #26 | 7,560 |
| 1937 | #981 | 51 | #26 | 7,488 |
| 1936 | #1,186 | 36 | #26 | 7,536 |
| 1935 | #912 | 57 | #23 | 7,816 |
| 1934 | #871 | 61 | #21 | 8,092 |
| 1933 | #904 | 56 | #21 | 7,756 |
| 1932 | #781 | 75 | #21 | 8,667 |
| 1931 | #806 | 71 | #20 | 8,940 |
| 1930 | #768 | 84 | #19 | 9,731 |
| 1929 | #698 | 100 | #19 | 9,850 |
| 1928 | #756 | 89 | #18 | 10,651 |
| 1927 | #739 | 93 | #17 | 11,346 |
| 1926 | #748 | 92 | #17 | 11,774 |
| 1925 | #736 | 100 | #16 | 12,130 |
| 1924 | #804 | 86 | #16 | 12,696 |
| 1923 | #828 | 78 | #16 | 12,433 |
| 1922 | #798 | 83 | #15 | 12,631 |
| 1921 | #857 | 74 | #15 | 13,004 |
| 1920 | #872 | 69 | #13 | 13,294 |
| 1919 | #858 | 66 | #11 | 12,879 |
| 1918 | #796 | 80 | #11 | 13,338 |
| 1917 | #792 | 76 | #11 | 12,582 |
| 1916 | #789 | 74 | #11 | 11,760 |
| 1915 | #885 | 55 | #11 | 11,255 |
| 1914 | #972 | 37 | #10 | 8,962 |
| 1913 | #830 | 40 | #11 | 6,890 |
| 1912 | #795 | 39 | #11 | 5,809 |
| 1911 | #1,372 | 12 | #12 | 3,074 |
| 1910 | #1,421 | 11 | #13 | 2,596 |
| 1909 | #1,052 | 15 | #12 | 2,287 |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | #12 | 2,192 |
| 1907 | #819 | 21 | #12 | 2,095 |
| 1906 | #1,101 | 12 | #12 | 1,934 |
| 1905 | #1,298 | 9 | #12 | 1,902 |
| 1904 | #1,001 | 13 | #12 | 1,873 |
| 1903 | #969 | 13 | #12 | 1,840 |
| 1902 | #1,024 | 12 | #12 | 1,858 |
| 1901 | #795 | 17 | #12 | 1,718 |
| 1900 | #1,171 | 11 | #12 | 2,298 |
| 1899 | #1,394 | 6 | #12 | 1,750 |
| 1898 | #1,047 | 11 | #13 | 2,002 |
| 1897 | #761 | 17 | #12 | 1,895 |
| 1896 | #1,122 | 9 | #13 | 2,017 |
| 1895 | #986 | 11 | #13 | 2,015 |
| 1894 | #719 | 17 | #13 | 2,010 |
| 1893 | #767 | 15 | #13 | 2,004 |
| 1892 | #958 | 10 | #13 | 2,229 |
| 1891 | #893 | 10 | #13 | 1,668 |
| 1890 | #791 | 12 | #13 | 1,905 |
| 1889 | #902 | 9 | #13 | 1,916 |
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | #13 | 2,040 |
| 1887 | — | #13 | 1,704 | |
| 1886 | #693 | 11 | #13 | 1,880 |
| 1885 | #842 | 7 | #13 | 1,808 |
| 1884 | #851 | 7 | #13 | 1,902 |
| 1883 | #920 | 5 | #13 | 1,705 |
| 1882 | #740 | 7 | #13 | 1,805 |
| 1881 | #503 | 11 | #13 | 1,670 |
| 1880 | #628 | 8 | #13 | 1,755 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Walter was already there! It came in at #13, and was given to 1,755 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1995–2014, when fewer than 1,100 boys a year got the name.
See more about Walter
- 20 spots since 2024 (#271 → #251)
- 21 spots since 2020 (#272 → #251)
- 58 spots since 2015 (#309 → #251)
- Biggest jump: 37 spots in 2017 (#302 → #265)
- Biggest drop: 38 spots in 1998 (#273 → #311)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1914 at #10 (8,962 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 52 yrs later
- Top 10: 1 yr · 1914
- Top 100: 93 yrs · run 1880–1972
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 55 boys born in 1892 were named Walter (1.8%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,237 boys born in 2025 (0.08%)
- Its best rank, #10 in 1914, was only 1 in 73 (1.4%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 19.0% of all boys named Walter (119,809) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18,185 | #13 (1888) | #13 |
| 1890s | 19,495 | #12 (1897) | #13 |
| 1900s | 19,997 | #12 (1900) | #12 |
| 1910s | 89,145 | #10 (1914) | #11 |
| 1920s | 119,809 | #13 (1920) | #16 |
| 1930s | 80,908 | #19 (1930) | #23 |
| 1940s | 83,728 | #25 (1940) | #29 |
| 1950s | 72,197 | #40 (1950) | #51 |
| 1960s | 45,929 | #70 (1960) | #79 |
| 1970s | 25,726 | #89 (1970) | #110 |
| 1980s | 17,568 | #137 (1980) | #159 |
| 1990s | 12,020 | #191 (1990) | #251 |
| 2000s | 8,133 | #308 (2000) | #358 |
| 2010s | 10,607 | #265 (2017) | #323 |
| 2020s | 7,725 | #251 (2025) | #267 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Walter in 1980
Top girls' names in 1980
Top boys' names in 1980
More about 1980
girls
1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 103,769 of them was named Walter, which outranked 62.9% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,327Wilhelmina17
- #4,327Windi17
- #4,327Yer17
- #4,517Walter16
- #4,517Aarika16
- #4,517Abigayle16
- #4,517Aeisha16
- #4,743Aarti15
- #4,743Abigale15
- #4,743Adora15
Tied with 225 names at #4,517; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 888 of them was named Walter, which outranked 98.1% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.