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.
Where Walter is popular in 1989
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Carolina#102 · 1 in 548
- Delaware#112 · 1 in 671
- Georgia#113 · 1 in 603
- Alabama#115 · 1 in 629
- Tennessee#117 · 1 in 641
Best ever in a state: #6 in Minnesota, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #102 | 43 | 1 in 548 |
| Delaware | #112 | 7 | 1 in 671 |
| Georgia | #113 | 82 | 1 in 603 |
| Alabama | #115 | 43 | 1 in 629 |
| New Jersey | #117 | 61 | 1 in 903 |
| Tennessee | #117 | 54 | 1 in 641 |
| North Carolina | #119 | 67 | 1 in 690 |
| Rhode Island | #120 | 8 | 1 in 819 |
| Mississippi | #129 | 28 | 1 in 613 |
| Alaska | #131 | 7 | 1 in 622 |
| Virginia | #131 | 51 | 1 in 821 |
| Florida | #143 | 106 | 1 in 843 |
| District of Columbia | #144 | 21 | 1 in 626 |
| Ohio | #146 | 71 | 1 in 1,100 |
| Kentucky | #154 | 21 | 1 in 1,164 |
| Maryland | #156 | 31 | 1 in 1,035 |
| Oklahoma | #157 | 22 | 1 in 934 |
| Pennsylvania | #157 | 66 | 1 in 1,233 |
| Connecticut | #167 | 17 | 1 in 1,303 |
| Louisiana | #174 | 37 | 1 in 862 |
| Arkansas | #182 | 14 | 1 in 1,096 |
| Michigan | #189 | 48 | 1 in 1,446 |
| Massachusetts | #191 | 24 | 1 in 1,823 |
| California | #192 | 251 | 1 in 1,070 |
| Indiana | #197 | 24 | 1 in 1,651 |
| Illinois | #204 | 66 | 1 in 1,315 |
| New York | #204 | 96 | 1 in 1,405 |
| Nevada | #210 | 6 | 1 in 1,332 |
| Missouri | #227 | 21 | 1 in 1,797 |
| Wisconsin | #241 | 14 | 1 in 2,364 |
| Texas | #247 | 108 | 1 in 1,371 |
| Colorado | #259 | 12 | 1 in 2,016 |
| Iowa | #279 | 6 | 1 in 3,038 |
| Minnesota | #283 | 9 | 1 in 3,505 |
| Oregon | #290 | 8 | 1 in 2,432 |
| Washington | #290 | 14 | 1 in 2,429 |
| New Mexico | #350 | 5 | 1 in 2,326 |
| Arizona | #377 | 10 | 1 in 3,029 |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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 1989
Top girls' names in 1989
Top boys' names in 1989
More about 1989
girls
1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 307,259 of them was named Walter, which outranked 25.5% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #9,681Zuleima7
- #9,681Zuleyma7
- #9,681Zury7
- #10,847Walter6
- #10,847Aarion6
- #10,847Aarthi6
- #10,847Abaigeal6
- #12,362Aamira5
- #12,362Aasia5
- #12,362Abie5
Tied with 1,514 names at #10,847; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 1,241 of them was named Walter, which outranked 98.0% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.