Walker
English occupational surname for a fuller, who “walked” on wool to clean it.
2022peak year
No. 78best rank (2022)
48,951babies since 1880
No. 78rank in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Walker appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 2022 to 2025. Its biggest year was 2022, when 4,250 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 78 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 78 for boys. All told, 48,951 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Explore Walker interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 266 | No. 294 |
| 1890s | 294 | No. 290 |
| 1900s | 242 | No. 371 |
| 1910s | 823 | No. 447 |
| 1920s | 1,080 | No. 490 |
| 1930s | 710 | No. 644 |
| 1940s | 720 | No. 697 |
| 1950s | 580 | No. 830 |
| 1960s | 394 | No. 1121 |
| 1970s | 547 | No. 1007 |
| 1980s | 836 | No. 891 |
| 1990s | 3,712 | No. 426 |
| 2000s | 6,419 | No. 369 |
| 2010s | 10,057 | No. 230 |
| 2020s | 21,234 | No. 78 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.