Boys' name · since 1880
Walton
Walton has 5,889 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,610 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,422 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,889
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Walton currently ranks #2422 among boys' names in America, with 5,889 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Walton has been recorded 5,889 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #2422 nationally and more common than 83% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,610 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,422 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,889 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Walton ranks #1,610 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,422 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,889 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,610 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,422 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,889
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Walton's 5,889 recorded births place it above 96.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Walton compares
5,889 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Walton's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Walton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,889 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 151 | 34 | 22,252 |
Walton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Walton's full recorded timeline at 1954, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 151 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Walton popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1922)
- 151
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Walton popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1916 (Walton as girls' name)
Walton by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,094 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Walton's strongest decade.
1,094 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Walton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 80
1880s
80 births
- 1890s 119
1890s
119 births
- 1900s 134
1900s
134 births
- 1910s
1910s
824 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,094 births
- 1930s
1930s
743 births
- 1940s
1940s
702 births
- 1950s
1950s
568 births
- 1960s 349
1960s
349 births
- 1970s 273
1970s
273 births
- 1980s 184
1980s
184 births
- 1990s 157
1990s
157 births
- 2000s 187
2000s
187 births
- 2010s 239
2010s
239 births
- 2020s 236
2020s
236 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,094 births (19% of all-time use).
How Walton compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Walton's total volume
Walton by state
Where Walton concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 385 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 265 | 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 | 1.2% |
385 of 5,889 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Walton appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Walton's data
- Walton's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,094 total births); usage has since declined to 236 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Waltons (385 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Walton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Walton 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.