Walt vs Walter

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

Name A

Walt

Boy name · Rank #3400

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Name B

Walter

Boy name · Rank #271

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Metric Walt Walter
Current Rank #3400 #271
Total Births (all years) 2,634 631,172
Peak Year 1959 1918
Peak Year Births 81 13,338
Peak Decade 1960s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1893 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Walt Walter
1880s - 18,185
1890s 10 19,495
1900s 6 19,997
1910s 68 89,145
1920s 154 119,809
1930s 232 80,908
1940s 416 83,728
1950s 366 72,197
1960s 419 45,929
1970s 182 25,726
1980s 118 17,568
1990s 76 12,020
2000s 91 8,133
2010s 254 10,607
2020s 242 7,725

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Walt Walter
2014 29 987
2015 21 1,158
2016 30 1,172
2017 29 1,366
2018 42 1,313
2019 35 1,282
2020 42 1,240
2021 43 1,281
2022 43 1,278
2023 45 1,276
2024 34 1,269
2025 35 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, 1893–2025.

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