Girls' name · since 1919
Walta
Walta has 115 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1940 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,656 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 115
- born since 1919
- 1940s
- peak decade
Walta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 115 have been recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Walta has been recorded 115 times among girls since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1955.
- #25,656 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 115 born since 1919
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Walta ranks #25,656 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 115 born since 1919, peaking in the 1940s.
- #25,656 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 115
- born since 1919
- 1940s
- peak decade
Walta's 115 recorded births place it above 64.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Walta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Walta splits its recorded history at 1943: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1940 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Walta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1955
- Peak year (1940)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Walta by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (57 births, 50% of the file).
1940s was Walta's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Walta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
29 births
- 1940s
1940s
57 births
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 57 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Walta's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (57 total births) through the 1950s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Walta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1919–1955 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Walta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.