Walter

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Origin and meaning of Walter

Gender: Historical gender:: Usage over the past 5 years:

Boys - 100% (5,565 births)

Girls - 0% (0 births)

Source: US SSA data
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Origin:: Germanic
Meaning:: Ruler of the army
More info:: Walter is derived from the Germanic elements "wald" (rule) and "hari" (army).

Sir Walter Scott was a popular Scottish novelist known for "Ivanhoe".

Pronunciation:: WAL tur

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Popularity:: Ranks 376th in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby boy names. Show popularity chart

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Popularity of Walter (Source: US SSA)

Rank

Overall Boys Girls

Year

Since 1880 Walter was chosen 618,551 times as a name, 3,630 times for girls and 614,921 times for boys

Year	Overall Rank	Girls Rank	Boys Rank	Girls Births	Boys Births
2012	769	-	376	-	794
2011	774	-	375	-	791
2010	784	-	372	-	773
2009	786	-	383	-	786
2008	818	-	393	-	763
2007	786	-	379	-	810
2006	746	-	356	-	848
2005	785	-	374	-	769
2004	765	-	365	-	765
2003	746	-	354	-	773
2002	686	-	331	-	832
2001	690	-	334	-	827
2000	636	-	308	-	948
1999	638	-	311	-	918
1998	633	-	313	-	895
1997	559	-	273	-	1,026
1996	553	-	272	-	1,035
1995	527	13,335	265	6	1,060
1994	496	11,737	250	7	1,147
1993	439	10,556	220	8	1,357
1992	418	8,715	217	10	1,421
1991	400	-	199	-	1,539
1990	375	11,377	191	7	1,613
1989	361	12,318	184	6	1,611
1988	347	4,012	174	23	1,610
1987	352	4,279	174	20	1,571
1986	321	7,110	156	10	1,715
1985	331	4,117	163	20	1,689
1984	325	7,380	161	9	1,687
1983	318	6,678	154	10	1,765
1982	304	4,156	147	19	1,911
1981	282	4,519	138	17	1,989
1980	280	4,732	137	16	2,012
1979	262	3,659	128	22	2,116
1978	269	3,507	131	22	1,988
1977	254	5,199	123	13	2,182
1976	256	3,533	127	20	2,103
1975	232	3,044	112	24	2,357
1974	225	5,354	102	11	2,491
1973	216	3,958	101	16	2,628
1972	211	2,448	98	30	2,912
1971	205	2,724	91	27	3,355
1970	200	2,450	89	31	3,585
1969	192	2,512	85	28	3,567
1968	183	2,290	83	29	3,595
1967	173	2,700	81	22	3,813
1966	172	2,512	83	24	4,051
1965	167	3,042	82	18	4,492
1964	168	3,509	80	15	4,842
1963	166	2,250	77	29	5,068
1962	162	2,026	79	34	5,286
1961	167	1,951	74	36	5,450
1960	156	2,095	70	31	5,759
1959	146	1,879	66	36	6,121
1958	139	1,869	62	35	6,314
1957	131	2,021	58	30	6,695
1956	121	1,868	53	34	7,014
1955	116	1,770	51	36	7,287
1954	109	1,800	49	34	7,470
1953	103	1,737	45	34	7,494
1952	95	2,017	44	26	7,911
1951	91	1,696	42	33	8,001
1950	87	1,621	40	34	7,788
1949	81	1,802	37	29	8,287
1948	75	1,821	35	28	8,620
1947	71	1,630	34	35	9,205
1946	68	1,318	30	44	8,653
1945	66	1,589	27	28	7,586
1944	62	1,205	26	44	8,162
1943	60	1,195	26	47	9,033
1942	61	1,208	26	44	8,670
1941	60	1,207	26	40	7,747
1940	57	1,184	25	39	7,723
1939	59	996	25	51	7,319
1938	57	1,179	26	39	7,553
1937	53	991	26	51	7,477
1936	50	1,205	26	36	7,536
1935	47	924	23	57	7,810
1934	42	874	21	61	8,080
1933	43	914	21	56	7,753
1932	42	788	21	75	8,662
1931	40	811	20	71	8,934
1930	36	772	19	84	9,716
1929	37	702	19	100	9,847
1928	33	761	18	88	10,650
1927	32	744	17	93	11,335
1926	30	758	17	92	11,768
1925	29	749	16	98	12,130
1924	29	806	16	86	12,694
1923	29	836	16	78	12,430
1922	28	798	15	84	12,634
1921	28	861	15	74	12,997
1920	25	884	13	68	13,299
1919	22	869	11	66	12,878
1918	22	796	11	81	13,346
1917	21	796	11	76	12,577
1916	22	795	11	74	11,762
1915	22	891	11	55	11,258
1914	19	986	10	37	8,960
1913	22	839	11	40	6,888
1912	22	809	11	39	5,809
1911	40	1,446	12	12	3,074
1910	47	1,518	13	11	2,596
1909	47	1,102	12	15	2,287
1908	47	2,091	12	6	2,192
1907	48	839	12	21	2,095
1906	49	1,153	12	12	1,934
1905	49	1,417	12	9	1,902
1904	48	1,048	12	13	1,872
1903	48	1,024	12	13	1,840
1902	45	1,073	12	12	1,858
1901	48	827	12	17	1,719
1900	42	1,224	12	11	2,298
1899	45	1,589	12	6	1,749
1898	44	1,097	13	11	2,002
1897	41	785	12	17	1,895
1896	39	1,209	13	9	2,017
1895	38	1,050	13	11	2,015
1894	36	743	13	17	2,010
1893	36	791	13	15	2,005
1892	30	1,014	13	10	2,229
1891	36	942	13	10	1,668
1890	31	823	13	12	1,905
1889	29	948	13	9	1,916
1888	28	1,467	13	5	2,040
1887	27	-	13	-	1,705
1886	22	730	13	11	1,880
1885	22	917	13	7	1,808
1884	19	927	13	7	1,902
1883	19	1,047	13	5	1,705
1882	19	808	13	7	1,805
1881	17	537	13	11	1,670
1880	17	675	13	8	1,755

Show all years since 1880 ▼

1880-89	21	889	13
1890-99	37	939	13
1900-09	47	1188	12
1910-19	26	986	11
1920-29	29	800	16
1930-39	46	940	23
1940-49	64	1373	28
1950-59	110	1822	49
1960-64	163	2081	75
1965-69	174	2636	82
1970-74	208	2895	95
1975-79	253	3821	123
1980-84	296	5021	144
1985-89	338	4880	167
1990-94	408	10216	207
1995-99	568	13335	281
2000	636	-	308
2001	690	-	334
2002	686	-	331
2003	746	-	354
2004	765	-	365
2005	785	-	374
2006	746	-	356
2007	786	-	379
2008	818	-	393
2009	786	-	383
2010	784	-	372
2011	774	-	375
2012	769	-	376

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Meaning of Walter: Walter is derived from the Germanic elements "wald" (rule) and "hari" (army)

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