Gender
Origin
- English
- Worker in cloth.
Pronunciation
wa(l)-ker
More about the name
Walker is an occupational male given name, deriving from the English term for "cloth washer". It has recently increased in use for boys in the United States due to the influence of the American CW Network television series Walker, a reboot of the 1993-2001 television series Walker, Texas Ranger. It was first recorded as a name in the Middle Ages.
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #78, 4,248 births); most recent 2025 (rank #78, 4,204 births)
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #1421, 158 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1942, 99 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,204 | 99 |
| 2024 | 4,023 | 115 |
| 2023 | 4,016 | 121 |
| 2022 | 4,248 | 158 |
| 2021 | 2,867 | 123 |
| 2020 | 1,861 | 47 |
| 2019 | 1,638 | 40 |
| 2018 | 1,343 | 27 |
| 2017 | 1,100 | 19 |
| 2016 | 1,048 | 14 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #1314, 20 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2437, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 15 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #3272, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #363, 9 births); most recent 2024 (rank #478, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #113, 35 births); most recent 2023 (rank #116, 30 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 30 |
| 2022 | 35 |
| 2021 | 35 |
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2016 | 15 |
| 2015 | 22 |
| 2014 | 9 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence