Wallen vs Walter

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

Name A

Wallen

Boy name · Rank #3714

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Name B

Walter

Boy name · Rank #271

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Metric Wallen Walter
Current Rank #3714 #271
Total Births (all years) 143 631,172
Peak Year 2024 1918
Peak Year Births 30 13,338
Peak Decade 2020s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1942 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wallen Walter
1880s - 18,185
1890s - 19,495
1900s - 19,997
1910s - 89,145
1920s - 119,809
1930s - 80,908
1940s 10 83,728
1950s - 72,197
1960s - 45,929
1970s - 25,726
1980s - 17,568
1990s - 12,020
2000s - 8,133
2010s - 10,607
2020s 133 7,725

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wallen Walter
2014 - 987
2015 - 1,158
2016 - 1,172
2017 - 1,366
2018 - 1,313
2019 - 1,282
2020 - 1,240
2021 20 1,281
2022 29 1,278
2023 27 1,276
2024 30 1,269
2025 27 1,381

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, 1942–2025.

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