Wallen vs Walker

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

Name A

Wallen

Boy name · Rank #3701

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Name B

Walker

Boy name · Rank #82

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Metric Wallen Walker
Current Rank #3701 #82
Total Births (all years) 116 43,694
Peak Year 2024 2022
Peak Year Births 30 4,248
Peak Decade 2020ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1942 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wallen Walker
1880ss — 266
1890ss — 294
1900ss — 242
1910ss — 823
1920ss — 1,080
1930ss — 710
1940ss 10 720
1950ss — 580
1960ss — 394
1970ss — 547
1980ss — 835
1990ss — 3,712
2000ss — 6,419
2010ss — 10,057
2020ss 106 17,015

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wallen Walker
2014 — 1,046
2015 — 1,010
2016 — 1,048
2017 — 1,100
2018 — 1,343
2019 — 1,638
2020 — 1,861
2021 20 2,867
2022 29 4,248
2023 27 4,016
2024 30 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, 1942–2024.

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