The baby name Walter appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1918 with 16,841 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Walter has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 3,407 |
| 1911 | 3,787 |
| 1912 | 7,232 |
| 1913 | 12 |
| 1913 | 8,167 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1914 | 10,680 |
| 1915 | 6 |
| 1915 | 13,446 |
| 1916 | 31 |
| 1916 | 14,548 |
| 1917 | 35 |
| 1917 | 15,783 |
| 1918 | 62 |
| 1918 | 16,841 |
| 1919 | 43 |
| 1919 | 16,178 |
| 1920 | 21 |
| 1920 | 16,759 |
| 1921 | 22 |
| 1921 | 16,377 |
| 1922 | 43 |
| 1922 | 15,974 |
| 1923 | 57 |
| 1923 | 15,562 |
| 1924 | 38 |
| 1924 | 15,792 |
| 1925 | 80 |
| 1925 | 15,247 |
| 1926 | 84 |
| 1926 | 15,120 |
| 1927 | 75 |
| 1927 | 14,467 |
| 1928 | 61 |
| 1928 | 13,608 |
| 1929 | 72 |
| 1929 | 12,267 |
| 1930 | 56 |
| 1930 | 13,639 |
| 1931 | 57 |
| 1931 | 11,646 |
| 1932 | 43 |
| 1932 | 10,394 |
| 1933 | 16 |
| 1933 | 9,692 |
| 1934 | 39 |
| 1934 | 10,194 |
| 1935 | 34 |
| 1935 | 9,882 |
| 1936 | 15 |
| 1936 | 9,401 |
| 1937 | 24 |
| 1937 | 9,517 |
| 1938 | 9,168 |
| 1939 | 36 |
| 1939 | 8,663 |
| 1940 | 10,029 |
| 1941 | 8 |
| 1941 | 10,033 |
| 1942 | 10 |
| 1942 | 10,987 |
| 1943 | 5 |
| 1943 | 11,337 |
| 1944 | 10 |
| 1944 | 10,084 |
| 1945 | 5 |
| 1945 | 9,354 |
| 1946 | 16 |
| 1946 | 9,693 |
| 1947 | 11,778 |
| 1948 | 11,938 |
| 1949 | 5 |
| 1949 | 11,061 |
| 1950 | 8 |
| 1950 | 10,328 |
| 1951 | 10,226 |
| 1952 | 10,014 |
| 1953 | 5 |
| 1953 | 10,381 |
| 1954 | 5 |
| 1954 | 9,590 |
| 1955 | 5 |
| 1955 | 10,050 |
| 1956 | 9,562 |
| 1957 | 8,681 |
| 1958 | 8,398 |
| 1959 | 7,486 |
| 1960 | 10 |
| 1960 | 7,128 |
| 1961 | 5 |
| 1961 | 6,567 |
| 1962 | 6,520 |
| 1963 | 6,393 |
| 1964 | 5,765 |
| 1965 | 5,820 |
| 1966 | 4,853 |
| 1967 | 4,706 |
| 1968 | 4,249 |
| 1969 | 4,276 |
| 1970 | 4,140 |
| 1971 | 5 |
| 1971 | 3,961 |
| 1972 | 12 |
| 1972 | 3,362 |
| 1973 | 3,119 |
| 1974 | 2,842 |
| 1975 | 2,616 |
| 1976 | 5 |
| 1976 | 2,302 |
| 1977 | 2,877 |
| 1978 | 2,366 |
| 1979 | 2,479 |
| 1980 | 2,544 |
| 1981 | 2,200 |
| 1982 | 2,092 |
| 1983 | 1,997 |
| 1984 | 1,808 |
| 1985 | 1,681 |
| 1986 | 2,050 |
| 1987 | 1,668 |
| 1988 | 1,633 |
| 1989 | 1,600 |
| 1990 | 1,555 |
| 1991 | 1,458 |
| 1992 | 1,513 |
| 1993 | 1,584 |
| 1994 | 1,352 |
| 1995 | 1,161 |
| 1996 | 1,146 |
| 1997 | 1,176 |
| 1998 | 1,011 |
| 1999 | 1,081 |
| 2000 | 1,084 |
| 2001 | 867 |
| 2002 | 897 |
| 2003 | 843 |
| 2004 | 910 |
| 2005 | 898 |
| 2006 | 1,014 |
| 2007 | 885 |
| 2008 | 826 |
| 2009 | 865 |
| 2010 | 846 |
| 2011 | 889 |
| 2012 | 919 |
| 2013 | 1,131 |
| 2014 | 1,138 |
| 2015 | 1,498 |
| 2016 | 1,532 |
| 2017 | 1,760 |
| 2018 | 1,703 |
| 2019 | 1,609 |
| 2020 | 1,383 |
| 2021 | 1,700 |
| 2022 | 1,429 |
| 2023 | 1,403 |
| 2024 | 1,417 |