Walton — #3267 US boys' name
5,833 babies named Walton in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 77% of names given to boys today.
19% of everyone ever named Walton was born in this single decade.
151 babies were named Walton in 1922 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Walton
The Social Security Administration has registered 5,833 babies named Walton between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Walton currently holds the #3267 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 151 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Walton performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,094 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Walton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 385 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Walton in 25 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Walton 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 5,833 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.
Walton at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Walton popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (1922)
- 151
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #3267 among boys.
5,833 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1922 with 151 births in a single year.
Walton popularity over time — girls
10 total births recorded since 1916 (Walton as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Walton accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Walton by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 1,094 births that decade — 19% of Walton's all-time total
Walton decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,094 births
- Runner-up 824 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Walton's strongest decade
1,094 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 19% of all-time use.
Walton by state
Where Walton concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 385 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 260 | 4.5% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 154 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 140 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 128 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 123 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 93 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Florida | | 73 | 1.3% |
385 of 5,833 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 6.6% of nationwide
- Georgia 4.5% of nationwide
- North Carolina 2.6% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 2.4% of nationwide
- Kentucky 2.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 25 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 6.6% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Walton appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1880–2024 (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.