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Walker is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 44,632 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 43,694 as boys and 938 as girls. Walker gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 2022 and remains popular today. It is the #1,176 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 4,138
2023 4,137
2022 4,406
2021 2,990
2020 1,908
2019 1,678
2018 1,370
2017 1,119
2016 1,062
2015 1,028
2014 1,065
2013 857
2012 715
2011 686
2010 656
2009 595
2008 560
2007 609
2006 708
2005 812
2004 740
2003 638
2002 628
2001 637
2000 583
1999 543
1998 551
1997 549
1996 514
1995 460
1994 380
1993 260
1992 197
1991 181
1990 148
1989 128
1988 99
1987 84
1986 81
1985 87
1984 85
1983 79
1982 70
1981 62
1980 65
1979 53
1978 47
1977 71
1976 60
1975 61
1974 66
1973 50
1972 52
1971 47
1970 40
1969 43
1968 33
1967 33
1966 42
1965 41
1964 34
1963 39
1962 47
1961 49
1960 33
1959 55
1958 54
1957 43
1956 53
1955 61
1954 66
1953 56
1952 66
1951 72
1950 54
1949 77
1948 59
1947 75
1946 77
1945 71
1944 80
1943 71
1942 72
1941 65
1940 73
1939 57
1938 60
1937 83
1936 60
1935 75
1934 71
1933 66
1932 69
1931 78
1930 91
1929 99
1928 92
1927 85
1926 91
1925 108
1924 113
1923 111
1922 112
1921 128
1920 159
1919 119
1918 107
1917 105
1916 104
1915 108
1914 77
1913 76
1912 66
1911 33
1910 38
1909 26
1908 36
1907 22
1906 28
1905 20
1904 17
1903 22
1902 19
1901 25
1900 27
1899 26
1898 28
1897 34
1896 40
1895 36
1894 22
1893 26
1892 32
1891 21
1890 29
1889 33
1888 35
1887 25
1886 29
1885 23
1884 19
1883 20
1882 28
1881 25
1880 29