Walker

Boy name

Walker has been given to 48,951 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2022 and currently ranks #78 for boys (2025).

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

48,951

Peak year

2022 (4,408 babies)

Rank in 2025

#78 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +319%

Gender split

2% girls / 98% boys

Walker Percy

American philosophical novelist

Walker Evans

American photographer and photojournalist (1903-1975)

Walker Zimmerman

American soccer player

Walker Scobell

American actor

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Walker.

48,944 babies since 1995

49,421 babies since 1933

49,752 babies since 1919

46,599 babies since 1919

46,109 babies since 1880

51,809 babies since 1881

52,177 babies since 1881

53,282 babies since 1974

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