Walter Popularity by Year
Follow Walter across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Walter birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 1,381 | #251 | Up 20 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 1,269 | #271 | Down 4 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 1,276 | #267 | Up 1 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 1,278 | #268 | Up 3 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 1,281 | #271 | Up 1 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 1,240 | #272 | Up 6 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 1,282 | #278 | Down 7 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 1,313 | #271 | Down 6 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 1,366 | #265 | Up 37 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 1,172 | #302 | Up 7 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 1,158 | #309 | Up 28 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 987 | #337 | Up 5 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 939 | #342 | Up 33 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 805 | #375 | Down 1 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 801 | #374 | Down 2 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 784 | #372 | Up 11 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 789 | #383 | Up 10 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 764 | #393 | Down 14 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 810 | #379 | Down 23 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 850 | #356 | Up 18 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 770 | #374 | Down 10 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 767 | #364 | Down 10 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 775 | #354 | Down 24 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 833 | #330 | Up 5 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 826 | #335 | Down 27 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 949 | #308 | Up 2 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 918 | #310 | Up 1 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 896 | #311 | Down 38 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 1,027 | #273 | Down 1 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 1,035 | #272 | Down 7 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 1,062 | #265 | Down 15 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 6 | #11,783 | Down 1,214 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 1,152 | #250 | Down 30 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 7 | #10,569 | Down 1,010 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 1,356 | #220 | Down 2 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 8 | #9,559 | Down 1,494 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 1,421 | #218 | Down 19 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 10 | #8,065 | Up 2,128 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 1,539 | #199 | Down 8 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 1,614 | #191 | Down 7 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 7 | #10,193 | Up 654 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 1,612 | #184 | Down 9 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 6 | #10,847 | Down 6,954 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 1,610 | #175 | Down 1 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 23 | #3,893 | Up 229 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 1,574 | #174 | Down 18 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 20 | #4,122 | Up 2,490 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 1,715 | #156 | Up 7 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 10 | #6,612 | Down 2,629 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 1,690 | #163 | Down 2 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 20 | #3,983 | Up 2,827 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 1,689 | #161 | Down 7 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 9 | #6,810 | Down 598 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 1,767 | #154 | Down 7 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 10 | #6,212 | Down 2,187 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 1,912 | #147 | Down 9 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 19 | #4,025 | Up 319 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 1,990 | #138 | Down 1 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 17 | #4,344 | Up 173 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 2,009 | #137 | Down 9 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 16 | #4,517 | Down 976 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 2,123 | #128 | Up 3 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 22 | #3,541 | Down 153 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 1,991 | #131 | Down 8 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 22 | #3,388 | Up 1,554 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 2,185 | #123 | Up 4 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 13 | #4,942 | Down 1,535 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 2,101 | #127 | Down 15 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 20 | #3,407 | Down 438 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 2,355 | #112 | Down 8 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 24 | #2,969 | Up 2,042 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 2,487 | #104 | Down 3 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 11 | #5,011 | Down 1,224 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 2,626 | #101 | Down 3 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 16 | #3,787 | Down 1,389 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 2,918 | #98 | Down 7 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 30 | #2,398 | Up 267 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 3,356 | #91 | Down 2 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 27 | #2,665 | Down 270 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 3,584 | #89 | Down 5 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 31 | #2,395 | Up 120 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 3,569 | #84 | Down 1 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 27 | #2,515 | Down 269 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 3,589 | #83 | Down 2 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 29 | #2,246 | Up 312 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 3,808 | #81 | Up 2 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 23 | #2,558 | Down 105 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 4,057 | #83 | Down 1 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 24 | #2,453 | Up 485 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 4,483 | #82 | Down 2 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 18 | #2,938 | Up 441 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 4,843 | #80 | Down 3 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 15 | #3,379 | Down 1,168 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 5,068 | #77 | Up 2 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 29 | #2,211 | Down 222 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 5,282 | #79 | Down 5 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 34 | #1,989 | Down 68 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 5,467 | #74 | Down 4 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 36 | #1,921 | Up 140 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 5,763 | #70 | Down 4 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 31 | #2,061 | Down 209 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 6,128 | #66 | Down 3 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 36 | #1,852 | Up 4 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 6,316 | #63 | Down 5 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 35 | #1,856 | Up 172 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 6,707 | #58 | Down 5 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 29 | #2,028 | Down 232 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 7,019 | #53 | Down 2 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 35 | #1,796 | Down 63 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 7,299 | #51 | Down 2 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 36 | #1,733 | Up 36 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 7,486 | #49 | Down 4 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 34 | #1,769 | Down 31 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 7,509 | #45 | Down 1 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 33 | #1,738 | Up 240 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 7,897 | #44 | Down 2 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 26 | #1,978 | Down 277 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 8,038 | #42 | Down 2 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 32 | #1,701 | Down 151 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 7,798 | #40 | Down 3 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 36 | #1,550 | Up 186 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 8,297 | #37 | Down 2 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 30 | #1,736 | Up 42 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 8,627 | #35 | Down 1 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 28 | #1,778 | Down 202 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 9,218 | #34 | Down 4 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 36 | #1,576 | Down 258 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 8,668 | #30 | Down 3 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 43 | #1,318 | Up 225 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 7,574 | #27 | Down 1 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 28 | #1,543 | Down 355 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 8,159 | #26 | No rank change |
| 1944 | Girls | 44 | #1,188 | Down 7 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 9,035 | #26 | No rank change |
| 1943 | Girls | 47 | #1,181 | Down 1 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 8,682 | #26 | No rank change |
| 1942 | Girls | 45 | #1,180 | Up 42 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 7,745 | #26 | Down 1 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 38 | #1,222 | Down 52 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 7,723 | #25 | No rank change |
| 1940 | Girls | 39 | #1,170 | Down 183 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 7,322 | #25 | Up 1 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 51 | #987 | Up 172 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 7,560 | #26 | No rank change |
| 1938 | Girls | 39 | #1,159 | Down 178 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 7,488 | #26 | No rank change |
| 1937 | Girls | 51 | #981 | Up 205 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 7,536 | #26 | Down 3 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 36 | #1,186 | Down 274 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 7,816 | #23 | Down 2 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 57 | #912 | Down 41 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 8,092 | #21 | No rank change |
| 1934 | Girls | 61 | #871 | Up 33 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 7,756 | #21 | No rank change |
| 1933 | Girls | 56 | #904 | Down 123 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 8,667 | #21 | Down 1 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 75 | #781 | Up 25 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 8,940 | #20 | Down 1 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 71 | #806 | Down 38 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 9,731 | #19 | No rank change |
| 1930 | Girls | 84 | #768 | Down 70 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 9,850 | #19 | Down 1 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 100 | #698 | Up 58 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 10,651 | #18 | Down 1 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 89 | #756 | Down 17 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 11,346 | #17 | No rank change |
| 1927 | Girls | 93 | #739 | Up 9 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 11,774 | #17 | Down 1 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 92 | #748 | Down 12 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 12,130 | #16 | No rank change |
| 1925 | Girls | 100 | #736 | Up 68 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 12,696 | #16 | No rank change |
| 1924 | Girls | 86 | #804 | Up 24 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 12,433 | #16 | Down 1 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 78 | #828 | Down 30 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 12,631 | #15 | No rank change |
| 1922 | Girls | 83 | #798 | Up 59 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 13,004 | #15 | Down 2 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 74 | #857 | Up 15 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 13,294 | #13 | Down 2 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 69 | #872 | Down 14 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 12,879 | #11 | No rank change |
| 1919 | Girls | 66 | #858 | Down 62 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 13,338 | #11 | No rank change |
| 1918 | Girls | 80 | #796 | Down 4 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 12,582 | #11 | No rank change |
| 1917 | Girls | 76 | #792 | Down 3 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 11,760 | #11 | No rank change |
| 1916 | Girls | 74 | #789 | Up 96 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 11,255 | #11 | Down 1 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 55 | #885 | Up 87 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 8,962 | #10 | Up 1 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 37 | #972 | Down 142 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 6,890 | #11 | No rank change |
| 1913 | Girls | 40 | #830 | Down 35 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 5,809 | #11 | Up 1 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 39 | #795 | Up 577 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 3,074 | #12 | Up 1 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 12 | #1,372 | Up 49 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 2,596 | #13 | Down 1 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 11 | #1,421 | Down 369 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 2,287 | #12 | No rank change |
| 1909 | Girls | 15 | #1,052 | Up 810 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 2,192 | #12 | No rank change |
| 1908 | Girls | 6 | #1,862 | Down 1,043 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 2,095 | #12 | No rank change |
| 1907 | Girls | 21 | #819 | Up 282 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 1,934 | #12 | No rank change |
| 1906 | Girls | 12 | #1,101 | Up 197 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 1,902 | #12 | No rank change |
| 1905 | Girls | 9 | #1,298 | Down 297 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 1,873 | #12 | No rank change |
| 1904 | Girls | 13 | #1,001 | Down 32 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 1,840 | #12 | No rank change |
| 1903 | Girls | 13 | #969 | Up 55 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 1,858 | #12 | No rank change |
| 1902 | Girls | 12 | #1,024 | Down 229 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 1,718 | #12 | No rank change |
| 1901 | Girls | 17 | #795 | Up 376 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 2,298 | #12 | No rank change |
| 1900 | Girls | 11 | #1,171 | Up 223 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 1,750 | #12 | Up 1 places |
| 1899 | Girls | 6 | #1,394 | Down 347 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 2,002 | #13 | Down 1 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 11 | #1,047 | Down 286 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 1,895 | #12 | Up 1 places |
| 1897 | Girls | 17 | #761 | Up 361 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 2,017 | #13 | No rank change |
| 1896 | Girls | 9 | #1,122 | Down 136 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 2,015 | #13 | No rank change |
| 1895 | Girls | 11 | #986 | Down 267 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 2,010 | #13 | No rank change |
| 1894 | Girls | 17 | #719 | Up 48 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 2,004 | #13 | No rank change |
| 1893 | Girls | 15 | #767 | Up 191 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 2,229 | #13 | No rank change |
| 1892 | Girls | 10 | #958 | Down 65 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 1,668 | #13 | No rank change |
| 1891 | Girls | 10 | #893 | Down 102 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 1,905 | #13 | No rank change |
| 1890 | Girls | 12 | #791 | Up 111 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 1,916 | #13 | No rank change |
| 1889 | Girls | 9 | #902 | Up 374 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 2,040 | #13 | No rank change |
| 1888 | Girls | 5 | #1,276 | Down 583 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 1,704 | #13 | No rank change |
| 1886 | Boys | 1,880 | #13 | No rank change |
| 1886 | Girls | 11 | #693 | Up 149 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 1,808 | #13 | No rank change |
| 1885 | Girls | 7 | #842 | Up 9 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 1,902 | #13 | No rank change |
| 1884 | Girls | 7 | #851 | Up 69 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 1,705 | #13 | No rank change |
| 1883 | Girls | 5 | #920 | Down 180 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 1,805 | #13 | No rank change |
| 1882 | Girls | 7 | #740 | Down 237 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 1,670 | #13 | No rank change |
| 1881 | Girls | 11 | #503 | Up 125 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 1,755 | #13 | — |
| 1880 | Girls | 8 | #628 | — |