Walter Name Popularity

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How popular is Walter?

The somewhat popular name Walter was the 271st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 500 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #10 in 1914.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1918 with 13,338 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Walter was 764 in 2008.

Approximately during the years 1889-1892, 1897-1900, 1909-1918, 1944-1947, and 2014-2017, the name Walter took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1927-1933, 1971-1976, 1980-1983, and 1990-1998.

Where is the name Walter popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

Walter's popularity has been moving upward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Walter for their newborn has risen.

The name Walter is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Walter is much less frequently used as a given name.

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		Walter (Girl)		Walter (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	1,303	271
2017		< 5	--	1,362	265
2016		< 5	--	1,168	302
2015		< 5	--	1,157	308
2014		< 5	--	983	337
2013		< 5	--	938	342
2012		< 5	--	802	376
2011		< 5	--	799	374
2010		< 5	--	780	372
2009		< 5	--	789	383
2008		< 5	--	764	393
2007		< 5	--	810	379
2006		< 5	--	850	356
2005		< 5	--	770	374
2004		< 5	--	766	365
2003		< 5	--	774	355
2002		< 5	--	833	331
2001		< 5	--	826	335
2000		< 5	--	949	308
1999		< 5	--	918	312
1998		< 5	--	896	313
1997		< 5	--	1,026	273
1996		< 5	--	1,036	272
1995		6	13,337	1,062	265
1994		7	11,743	1,150	250
1993		8	10,562	1,356	221
1992		10	8,718	1,422	218
1991		< 5	--	1,539	200
1990		7	11,380	1,614	191
1989		6	12,320	1,611	184
1988		23	4,011	1,610	175
1987		20	4,281	1,575	174
1986		10	7,116	1,715	156
1985		20	4,120	1,689	163
1984		9	7,385	1,689	161
1983		10	6,692	1,767	154
1982		19	4,161	1,911	147
1981		17	4,523	1,990	138
1980		16	4,737	2,010	137
1979		22	3,663	2,121	128
1978		22	3,507	1,990	131
1977		13	5,202	2,186	123
1976		20	3,533	2,100	127
1975		24	3,050	2,359	112
1974		11	5,354	2,489	103
1973		16	3,957	2,630	101
1972		30	2,449	2,913	98
1971		27	2,731	3,361	90
1970		31	2,446	3,586	89
1969		28	2,514	3,567	84
1968		29	2,290	3,591	83
1967		22	2,702	3,810	81
1966		24	2,515	4,054	83
1965		18	3,044	4,485	82
1964		15	3,508	4,849	80
1963		29	2,249	5,065	77
1962		34	2,026	5,279	79
1961		36	1,954	5,458	74
1960		31	2,095	5,767	70
1959		36	1,880	6,121	66
1958		35	1,870	6,308	63
1957		30	2,022	6,712	58
1956		34	1,871	7,013	53
1955		36	1,770	7,302	51
1954		34	1,799	7,477	49
1953		34	1,739	7,514	45
1952		26	2,019	7,901	44
1951		32	1,739	8,040	42
1950		36	1,575	7,793	40
1949		30	1,766	8,295	37
1948		28	1,819	8,626	35
1947		36	1,600	9,214	34
1946		43	1,334	8,665	30
1945		28	1,587	7,575	27
1944		44	1,205	8,161	26
1943		47	1,195	9,039	26
1942		44	1,205	8,677	26
1941		39	1,222	7,747	26
1940		39	1,185	7,724	25
1939		51	995	7,319	25
1938		39	1,179	7,559	26
1937		51	991	7,483	26
1936		36	1,205	7,537	26
1935		57	924	7,814	23
1934		61	874	8,091	21
1933		56	915	7,758	21
1932		75	788	8,663	21
1931		71	811	8,943	20
1930		84	772	9,729	19
1929		100	703	9,848	19
1928		89	758	10,652	18
1927		93	745	11,344	17
1926		92	756	11,772	17
1925		100	742	12,132	16
1924		86	808	12,696	16
1923		78	835	12,434	16
1922		83	802	12,631	15
1921		74	861	13,005	15
1920		69	879	13,293	13
1919		66	869	12,880	11
1918		80	801	13,338	11
1917		76	796	12,582	11
1916		74	795	11,760	11
1915		55	891	11,256	11
1914		37	986	8,962	10
1913		40	839	6,890	11
1912		39	808	5,808	11
1911		12	1,446	3,074	12
1910		11	1,518	2,596	13
1909		15	1,102	2,287	12
1908		6	2,093	2,192	12
1907		21	839	2,095	12
1906		12	1,153	1,934	12
1905		9	1,417	1,902	12
1904		13	1,048	1,873	12
1903		13	1,024	1,840	12
1902		12	1,073	1,858	12
1901		17	827	1,718	12
1900		11	1,223	2,298	12
1899		6	1,589	1,749	12
1898		11	1,097	2,002	13
1897		17	785	1,895	12
1896		9	1,210	2,017	13
1895		11	1,050	2,015	13
1894		17	743	2,010	13
1893		15	791	2,004	13
1892		10	1,014	2,229	13
1891		10	942	1,668	13
1890		12	823	1,905	13
1889		9	947	1,916	13
1888		5	1,467	2,040	13
1887		< 5	--	1,704	13
1886		11	730	1,881	13
1885		7	917	1,808	13
1884		7	927	1,902	13
1883		5	1,047	1,705	13
1882		7	808	1,805	13
1881		11	536	1,670	13
1880		8	675	1,755	13

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.