male NAME · CURRENTLY #252
Walter
WAWL-ter
“ruler of the army”
A traditional Germanic name with long-standing English use.
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY
How Walter has traveled through time
1,7631880
1,8151885
1,9171890
2,0261895
2,3091900
1,9111905
2,6071910
11,3101915
13,3631920
12,2301925
9,8151930
7,8731935
7,7621940
7,6021945
7,8341950
7,3351955
5,7941960
4,5011965
3,6151970
2,3791975
2,0251980
1,7101985
1,6211990
1,0681995
9492000
7702005
7842010
1,1582015
1,2402020
1,3812025
LATEST YEAR20251,381 births
PEAK RANK#10in 1914
CURRENT USAGE0% F100% M
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.