Masculine dossier · first seen 1893

Walt

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Walt
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1959

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1893Peak 19592024

Peak year

1959

Decline from peak

58%

2024

All-time

2,599

Walt is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1959, when 81 boys were named Walt.

In 2024, only 34 boys were given the name.

All told, about 2,599 Americans have been named Walt and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1893.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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