Walfred vs Walter

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

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Walfred

Boy name

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Name B

Walter

Boy name · Rank #271

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Metric Walfred Walter
Current Rank Unranked #271
Total Births (all years) 227 629,783
Peak Year 1920 1918
Peak Year Births 19 13,338
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Walfred Walter
1880ss — 18,185
1890ss — 19,495
1900ss — 19,997
1910ss 92 89,145
1920ss 99 119,809
1930ss 31 80,906
1940ss 5 83,726
1950ss — 72,196
1960ss — 45,932
1970ss — 25,729
1980ss — 17,568
1990ss — 12,020
2000ss — 8,132
2010ss — 10,606
2020ss — 6,337

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Walfred Walter
2014 — 987
2015 — 1,157
2016 — 1,172
2017 — 1,366
2018 — 1,313
2019 — 1,282
2020 — 1,240
2021 — 1,281
2022 — 1,278
2023 — 1,274
2024 — 1,264

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, 1912–1945.

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