Walton
Walton was the 2449th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 1892, when it ranked 478th; the most babies were born in 1922 (151). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,947 places. More babies were named Walton in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,449 boys, up 434 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 56boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1922151 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,899babies recorded
Walton popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 10 since 1916.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,449 | 56 |
| 2020 | #2,883 | 42 |
| 2010 | #9,644 | 8 |
| 2000 | #5,030 | 15 |
| 1990 | #3,961 | 15 |
| 1980 | #2,827 | 17 |
| 1970 | #1,395 | 37 |
| 1960 | #1,227 | 42 |
| 1950 | #835 | 67 |
| 1940 | #791 | 62 |
| 1930 | #709 | 78 |
| 1920 | #565 | 122 |
| 1910 | #620 | 23 |
| 1900 | #697 | 14 |
| 1890 | #665 | 10 |
| 1880 | #805 | 7 |
How popular is Walton, counting every spelling?
Walton is the most common spelling of a name family that had 56 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 56 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walton | 56 | #2,449 | 194 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Walton?
56 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Walton (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Walton 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 150 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Walton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Walton?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Walton are alive today, with a median age of 53; half are between 22 and 72. That makes Walton 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.
Walton by state
How common Walton 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 Walton: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Walton, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Walton
How popular is the name Walton?
Walton was the 2449th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 1892, when it ranked 478th; the most babies were born in 1922 (151). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,947 places. More babies were named Walton in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Walton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Walton in the US.
Where is Walton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Walton was most common in Georgia (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and North Carolina.