Recorded 1898–1932 Girls' name Peak 1916 101 births

Walsie — girls' name

101 babies named Walsie in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s61910s521920s301930s13
1910s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Walsie was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

9 babies were named Walsie in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Walsie

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Walsie between 1898 and 1932, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Walsie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1932. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Walsie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Walsie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Walsie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Walsie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 101 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Walsie at a glance

Last recorded 1932

Total births

101

Since 1898

35 years of records

Peak year

1916

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1932

Active since

1898

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1932

Walsie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1898

Last recorded 1932
Peak year (1916)
9
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
45678910 19321926192319201917191519131898 6

Walsie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
52 births that decade — 51% of Walsie's all-time total
1890s61910s521920s301930s13

Walsie by state

Where Walsie concentrates geographically — total births since 1898

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Walsie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
15 14.9%
Arkansas share of Walsie's total US births 14.9%

15 of 101 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Walsie?
101 babies have been named Walsie since 1898. It was last recorded in 1932. The peak year was 1916 with 9 births.
When was Walsie most popular?
Walsie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Walsie most popular?
The top states for the name Walsie are Arkansas (15 births).
How long has the name Walsie been used?
Walsie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 35 years of data through 1932.
What names are similar to Walsie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Walter, Walker, Wallace, Wallis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1898–1932 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.