Popularity in the United States

1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 1.800% 1.440% 1.080% 0.720% 0.360% 1880 2023
         

Numbers

 Walter (feminine)   Walter (masculine) 
 Year   Rank   Percent Used   Rank   Percent Used 
2023 - - #267 0.069
2022 - - #269 0.068
2021 - - #271 0.068
2020 - - #272 0.067
2019 - - #278 0.067
2018 - - #271 0.068
2017 - - #265 0.069
2016 - - #301 0.058
2015 - - #309 0.057
2014 - - #337 0.048
2013 - - #342 0.046
2012 - - #376 0.040
2011 - - #374 0.039
2010 - - #372 0.038
2009 - - #383 0.037
2008 - - #393 0.035
2007 - - #379 0.037
2006 - - #356 0.039
2005 - - #374 0.036
2004 - - #365 0.036
2003 - - #354 0.037
2002 - - #330 0.040
2001 - - #335 0.040
2000 - - #308 0.045
1999 - - #310 0.045
1998 - - #311 0.044
1997 - - #273 0.051
1996 - - #272 0.052
1995 - - #265 0.053
1994 - - #250 0.057
1993 - - #220 0.066
1992 - - #218 0.068
1991 - - #199 0.073
1990 - - #191 0.075
1989 - - #184 0.077
1988 - - #175 0.080
1987 - - #174 0.081
1986 - - #156 0.089
1985 - - #163 0.088
1984 - - #161 0.090
1983 - - #154 0.095
1982 - - #147 0.101
1981 - - #138 0.107
1980 - - #137 0.108
1979 - - #128 0.118
1978 - - #131 0.116
1977 - - #123 0.128
1976 - - #126 0.129
1975 - - #112 0.145
1974 - - #103 0.153
1973 - - #101 0.163
1972 - - #98 0.174
1971 - - #90 0.185
1970 - - #89 0.188
1969 - - #84 0.195
1968 - - #83 0.202
1967 - - #81 0.214
1966 - - #83 0.223
1965 - - #82 0.237
1964 - - #80 0.239
1963 - - #77 0.245
1962 - - #79 0.251
1961 - - #74 0.253
1960 - - #70 0.266
1959 - - #66 0.283
1958 - - #63 0.293
1957 - - #58 0.307
1956 - - #53 0.327
1955 - - #51 0.350
1954 - - #49 0.362
1953 - - #45 0.375
1952 - - #44 0.400
1951 - - #42 0.421
1950 - - #40 0.428
1949 - - #37 0.461
1948 - - #35 0.484
1947 - - #34 0.496
1946 - - #30 0.525
1945 - - #27 0.552
1944 - - #26 0.587
1943 - - #26 0.621
1942 - - #26 0.616
1941 - - #26 0.617
1940 - - #25 0.651
1939 #987 0.004
#25 0.646
1938 - - #26 0.665
1937 #981 0.005
#26 0.684
1936 - - #26 0.708
1935 #912 0.005
#23 0.731
1934 #871 0.006
#21 0.762
1933 #904 0.005
#21 0.760
1932 #782 0.007
#21 0.807
1931 #806 0.006
#20 0.836
1930 #767 0.007
#19 0.861
1929 #698 0.009
#19 0.889
1928 #756 0.007
#18 0.933
1927 #739 0.008
#17 0.976
1926 #748 0.007
#17 1.028
1925 #736 0.008
#16 1.054
1924 #804 0.007
#16 1.086
1923 #828 0.006
#16 1.098
1922 #798 0.007
#15 1.123
1921 #857 0.006
#15 1.143
1920 #872 0.006
#13 1.208
1919 #858 0.006
#11 1.269
1918 #796 0.007
#11 1.272
1917 #792 0.007
#11 1.312
1916 #789 0.007
#11 1.274
1915 #885 0.005
#11 1.278
1914 #972 0.005
#10 1.312
1913 #830 0.006
#11 1.285
1912 #795 0.007
#11 1.287
1911 - - #12 1.273
1910 - - #13 1.245
1909 - - #12 1.293
1908 - - #12 1.318
1907 #819 0.006
#12 1.321
1906 - - #12 1.342
1905 - - #12 1.328
1904 - - #12 1.352
1903 - - #12 1.423
1902 - - #12 1.400
1901 #795 0.007
#12 1.486
1900 - - #12 1.417
1899 - - #12 1.518
1898 - - #13 1.516
1897 #761 0.007
#12 1.554
1896 - - #13 1.563
1895 - - #13 1.591
1894 #719 0.007
#13 1.609
1893 #767 0.007
#13 1.656
1892 - - #13 1.696
1891 #893 0.005
#13 1.527
1890 #791 0.006
#13 1.591
1889 #902 0.005
#13 1.610
1888 - - #13 1.570
1887 - - #13 1.559
1886 #693 0.007
#13 1.579
1885 #842 0.005
#13 1.559
1884 #851 0.005
#13 1.550
1883 - - #13 1.516
1882 #740 0.006
#13 1.479
1881 #503 0.011
#13 1.542
1880 #628 0.008
#13 1.482