Trend of the Popularity of Walter as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 1,264 male babies that were named Walter in the US, which was 0.07% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Walter peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 2,010 babies, which was 0.11% of the total male babies born in the US in 1980.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Walter, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Walter.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Walter in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Walter in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Walter from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Walter as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	2010	0.11
1981	1990	0.11
1982	1912	0.11
1983	1767	0.10
1984	1689	0.09
1985	1689	0.09
1986	1715	0.09
1987	1574	0.08
1988	1610	0.08
1989	1612	0.08
1990	1614	0.08
1991	1539	0.08
1992	1421	0.07
1993	1356	0.07
1994	1152	0.06
1995	1062	0.06
1996	1035	0.06
1997	1027	0.05
1998	896	0.05
1999	918	0.05
2000	949	0.05
2001	826	0.04
2002	833	0.04
2003	775	0.04
2004	766	0.04
2005	770	0.04
2006	850	0.04
2007	810	0.04
2008	764	0.04
2009	789	0.04
2010	784	0.04
2011	801	0.04
2012	805	0.04
2013	939	0.05
2014	987	0.05
2015	1157	0.06
2016	1172	0.06
2017	1366	0.07
2018	1313	0.07
2019	1282	0.07
2020	1240	0.07
2021	1281	0.07
2022	1278	0.07
2023	1274	0.08
2024	1264	0.07