Line Chart Walter

Philosophical • Dynamic • Ambitious

Name
Meaning:

  • Army Ruler

  • National
    Origins:

  • German

  • Fun Facts

    Associated To Famous Nobles And Characters Like Sir Walter Scott And Breaking Bad's Walter White.

    Walter Name Popularity


    Boys vs Girls

    99.42%
    Male

    0.58%
    Female

    Walter is predominantly a boys name, with 0.58% of Walters being girls, and 99.42% being boys.

    In the United States there have been a total of 624056 males named Walter, and 3633 females given the name

    Popularity of Walter by state:

    This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Walter in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
    Lighter = More Popular
    Darker = Less Popular
    Blank States = Few to None

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    Names Similar to Walter

    Rank Name Global Rank
    1. Wilder 1560
    2. Wylder 3572

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    Walter: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2024


    The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Walter' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Walter in the USA from 1880-2024. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Walter's average ranking is 540.32, with it's highest ever rank being #. Walter has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 91 times.

    Walter has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 627689 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Walter gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1912, when it's usage went up by 122.54%. During this year, 5808 babies were named Walter, which was 0.6077% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.903%, in this year alone more than 13000 boys were named Walter.

    Popular 'W' Names for Boys

    Boys names starting with 'W'

    Listed below are the 20 most commonly used baby names begining with W. These boys names are ordered by their overall popularity of recently named babies in the United states. Also listed is their their rank compared to other 'W' names, their over all rank among all boy names, the total number of baby boys expected to be given this name in 2024, and the total percentage of boys given this name.

    Name 'W-Name' Rank Overall Rank Total Named Percentage named
    William 1. 6. 15668 0.433%
    Wyatt 2. 44. 9514 0.263%
    Wesley 3. 198. 3407 0.094%
    Weston 4. 204. 3383 0.094%
    Waylon 5. 344. 2041 0.056%
    Walter 6. 570. 1163 0.032%
    Walker 7. 635. 1044 0.029%
    Warren 8. 785. 823 0.023%
    Wade 9. 822. 785 0.022%
    Winston 10. 951. 645 0.018%
    Wilson 11. 1274. 438 0.012%
    Wilder 12. 1560. 337 0.009%
    Wayne 13. 1594. 327 0.009%
    Willie 14. 1730. 290 0.008%
    Westin 15. 1795. 274 0.008%
    Will 16. 1795. 274 0.008%
    Westley 17. 1996. 234 0.006%
    Wesson 18. 2194. 204 0.006%
    Wallace 19. 2249. 196 0.005%
    Wes 20. 2616. 159 0.004%

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