Walker Boy
How popular is Walker?
#78 boy name in 2025
4,204 baby boys were named Walker in the US in 2025, making it the 78th most popular boy name. Another 99 girls got the name (#1,942 for girls).
44,595living people named Walker (est.)
7median age of people named Walker
48,951babies named Walker since 1880
1 in 770US babies born in 2025
Walker popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #78 for boys (▲ 4 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 4,204 boys, 99 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+316% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #340 in 2015, #206 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (4,250 boys) |
| Highest rank | #78 in 2022 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 97% boys, 3% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Walker is most popular
Babies named Walker per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Wyoming: 7.4 per 1,000 (43 boys)
- Montana: 7.4 per 1,000 (130 boys)
- West Virginia: 7.0 per 1,000 (230 boys)
- North Dakota: 6.9 per 1,000 (118 boys)
- Vermont: 5.7 per 1,000 (36 boys)
Walker by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 266 | #294 |
| 1890s | 294 | #290 |
| 1900s | 242 | #371 |
| 1910s | 823 | #447 |
| 1920s | 1,080 | #490 |
| 1930s | 710 | #644 |
| 1940s | 720 | #697 |
| 1950s | 580 | #829 |
| 1960s | 394 | #1,120 |
| 1970s | 547 | #1,007 |
| 1980s | 836 | #888 |
| 1990s | 3,712 | #426 |
| 2000s | 6,419 | #369 |
| 2010s | 10,057 | #230 |
| 2020s | 21,234 | #78 |
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Questions
- Is Walker a boy or girl name?
- Walker is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Walker were boys.
- How popular is the name Walker?
- 4,204 baby boys were named Walker in the US in 2025, making it the 78th most popular boy name. Another 99 girls got the name (#1,942 for girls).
- When was Walker most popular?
- Walker peaked in 2022, when 4,250 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #78, held for 2 years starting in 2022.
- How many people are named Walker?
- 48,951 babies have been named Walker in the US since 1880. We estimate about 44,595 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 7.
- Where is Walker most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Walker was most common in Wyoming, at 7.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.