Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Walt

Gender

Male

Origin

Germanic
From The Name Walter

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Walt

Pronunciation

wa-lt

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1959 (rank #839, 81 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3314, 35 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
202535
202434
202345
202243
202143
202042
201935
201842
201729
201630

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 2019 (rank #1870, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4970, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20253
2024–
2023–
20224
20215
20203
201912
20183
20174
20164

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