Recorded 1919–1955 Girls' name Peak 1940 115 births

Walta — girls' name

115 babies named Walta in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51930s291940s571950s19
1940s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Walta was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

10 babies were named Walta in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Walta

The Social Security Administration has registered 115 babies named Walta between 1919 and 1955, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Walta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Walta performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Walta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Walta 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 115 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.

Walta at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

115

Since 1919

37 years of records

Peak year

1940

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1919

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1955

Walta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1919

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1940)
10
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
4681012 195519511946194419421939193719201919 5

Walta by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
57 births that decade — 50% of Walta's all-time total
1910s51920s51930s291940s571950s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Walta?
115 babies have been named Walta since 1919. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1940 with 10 births.
When was Walta most popular?
Walta was most popular in the 1940s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Walta been used?
Walta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 37 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Walta?
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, 1919–1955 (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.