Walter

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Walter is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 633,415 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 629,783 as boys and 3,632 as girls. Walter gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1918 and has since declined significantly. It is the #91 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,264
2023 1,274
2022 1,278
2021 1,281
2020 1,240
2019 1,282
2018 1,313
2017 1,366
2016 1,172
2015 1,157
2014 987
2013 939
2012 805
2011 801
2010 784
2009 789
2008 764
2007 810
2006 850
2005 770
2004 766
2003 775
2002 833
2001 826
2000 949
1999 918
1998 896
1997 1,027
1996 1,035
1995 1,068
1994 1,159
1993 1,364
1992 1,431
1991 1,539
1990 1,621
1989 1,618
1988 1,633
1987 1,594
1986 1,725
1985 1,709
1984 1,698
1983 1,777
1982 1,931
1981 2,007
1980 2,026
1979 2,144
1978 2,013
1977 2,198
1976 2,122
1975 2,382
1974 2,498
1973 2,643
1972 2,947
1971 3,383
1970 3,615
1969 3,597
1968 3,618
1967 3,833
1966 4,080
1965 4,502
1964 4,859
1963 5,095
1962 5,314
1961 5,503
1960 5,797
1959 6,165
1958 6,348
1957 6,735
1956 7,055
1955 7,335
1954 7,520
1953 7,542
1952 7,925
1951 8,069
1950 7,834
1949 8,326
1948 8,655
1947 9,253
1946 8,711
1945 7,602
1944 8,203
1943 9,082
1942 8,726
1941 7,784
1940 7,762
1939 7,374
1938 7,598
1937 7,537
1936 7,572
1935 7,873
1934 8,153
1933 7,811
1932 8,743
1931 9,011
1930 9,815
1929 9,950
1928 10,740
1927 11,439
1926 11,866
1925 12,230
1924 12,782
1923 12,511
1922 12,714
1921 13,078
1920 13,363
1919 12,945
1918 13,418
1917 12,658
1916 11,834
1915 11,310
1914 8,999
1913 6,930
1912 5,848
1911 3,086
1910 2,607
1909 2,302
1908 2,198
1907 2,116
1906 1,946
1905 1,911
1904 1,886
1903 1,853
1902 1,870
1901 1,735
1900 2,309
1899 1,756
1898 2,013
1897 1,912
1896 2,026
1895 2,026
1894 2,027
1893 2,019
1892 2,239
1891 1,678
1890 1,917
1889 1,925
1888 2,045
1887 1,704
1886 1,891
1885 1,815
1884 1,909
1883 1,710
1882 1,812
1881 1,681
1880 1,763