Wale vs Walker

Side-by-side comparison of Wale and Walker — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Wale

Boy name

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Name B

Walker

Boy name · Rank #82

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Metric Wale Walker
Current Rank Unranked #82
Total Births (all years) 77 43,694
Peak Year 2020 2022
Peak Year Births 13 4,248
Peak Decade 2010ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2012 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wale Walker
1880ss — 266
1890ss — 294
1900ss — 242
1910ss — 823
1920ss — 1,080
1930ss — 710
1940ss — 720
1950ss — 580
1960ss — 394
1970ss — 547
1980ss — 835
1990ss — 3,712
2000ss — 6,419
2010ss 40 10,057
2020ss 37 17,015

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wale Walker
2014 8 1,046
2015 6 1,010
2016 — 1,048
2017 5 1,100
2018 6 1,343
2019 — 1,638
2020 13 1,861
2021 11 2,867
2022 7 4,248
2023 6 4,016
2024 — 4,023

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2012–2023.

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