Walt
Walt was the 3376th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 842nd with 81 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,323 places. More babies were named Walt in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,376 boys, down 494 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 35boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 195981 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,634babies recorded
Walt popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,376 | 35 |
| 2020 | #2,882 | 42 |
| 2010 | #5,720 | 16 |
| 2000 | #8,172 | 8 |
| 1990 | #6,387 | 8 |
| 1980 | #3,251 | 14 |
| 1970 | #1,657 | 28 |
| 1960 | #980 | 61 |
| 1950 | #1,812 | 18 |
| 1940 | #1,309 | 27 |
| 1930 | #1,494 | 25 |
| 1920 | #2,452 | 13 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Walt, counting every spelling?
Walt has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Walt?
35 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Walt (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Walt born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 240 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Walt.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Walt?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Walt are alive today, with a median age of 53; half are between 13 and 67. That makes Walt mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Walt by state
How common Walt was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Walt: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Walt, they share its era and feel.
Walt is also a nickname for Walter.
Questions about the name Walt
How popular is the name Walt?
Walt was the 3376th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 842nd with 81 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,323 places. More babies were named Walt in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Walt a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Walt in the US.
Where is Walt most popular?
In 2021–2025, Walt was most common in Alabama (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Utah and Tennessee.