Walt Boy
How popular is Walt?
#3,313 boy name in 2025
35 baby boys were named Walt in the US in 2025, making it the 3313th most popular boy name.
1,776living people named Walt (est.)
55median age of people named Walt
2,634babies named Walt since 1880
1 in 94,724US babies born in 2025
Walt popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,313 for boys (▲ 79 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 35 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+67% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,543 in 2015, #2,845 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1959 (81 boys) |
| Highest rank | #837 in 1959 |
| First recorded | 1893 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Walt is most popular
Babies named Walt per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Walt by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 10 | #1,034 |
| 1900s | 6 | #1,216 |
| 1910s | 68 | #1,884 |
| 1920s | 154 | #1,480 |
| 1930s | 232 | #1,194 |
| 1940s | 416 | #911 |
| 1950s | 366 | #837 |
| 1960s | 419 | #972 |
| 1970s | 182 | #1,614 |
| 1980s | 118 | #2,777 |
| 1990s | 76 | #4,752 |
| 2000s | 91 | #6,006 |
| 2010s | 254 | #2,847 |
| 2020s | 242 | #2,804 |
Boy names about as popular as Walt
Questions
- Is Walt a boy or girl name?
- Walt is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Walt were boys.
- How popular is the name Walt?
- 35 baby boys were named Walt in the US in 2025, making it the 3313th most popular boy name.
- When was Walt most popular?
- Walt peaked in 1959, when 81 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #837 in 1959.
- How many people are named Walt?
- 2,634 babies have been named Walt in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,776 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 55.
- Where is Walt most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Walt was most common in Alabama, at 0.1 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.