Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Walker name popularity since 1925
46,693 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Walker (2.2% girls, 97.8% boys). Half of them were born in 2019 or earlier, so the typical Walker is about 7 years old in 2026. Walker peaked in 2025 as the #78 name for boys, and it ranked #78 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 46,693
- Named Walker, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #78
- for boys in 2025 (4,204 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 97.8% boys
- 1,019 girls · 45,674 boys
- Most popular in
- Georgia
- 2.33× its national share
Peak year is the year Walker made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Walker births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2022. Measured as a share of all babies, Walker peaked in 2025.
- Fastest rise: Between 2017 and 2022, Walker became 4.1× more common, from 1 in 1,680 baby boys to 1 in 411.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Walker's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Walker.
Decade by decade
Babies named Walker in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 10 | 465 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 710 | #701 |
| 1940s | 0 | 720 | #734 |
| 1950s | 0 | 580 | #969 |
| 1960s | 0 | 394 | #1,205 |
| 1970s | 0 | 547 | #1,083 |
| 1980s | 5 | 836 | #983 |
| 1990s | 71 | 3,712 | #481 |
| 2000s | 91 | 6,419 | #369 |
| 2010s | 179 | 10,057 | #341 |
| 2020–25 | 663 | 21,234 | #78 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
64.4% of babies named Walker from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Walker is most popular
The index compares Walker's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Walker.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2.33× | 2,757 |
| South Carolina | 2.32× | 1,388 |
| Tennessee | 2.22× | 2,001 |
| Idaho | 2.09× | 355 |
| Utah | 2.08× | 757 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Walker's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Walker.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Walker (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data