Names / Boy names
Walter
Current rank
#252
holding steady
All-time peak
#10
in 1914
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
634,800
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #10 in 1914 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Army ruler. The name was first recorded in U.S. records in 1880. Its strongest year was 1914, at #10 nationally. As of the latest data it stands at #252, holding steady. Across all years, more than 634,800 children have been named this.