Walter

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Anglo-Norman	Boy	Power of the army
Old German	Boy	powerful warrior, rule amry
Belgian	Boy	Army ruler
Brazilian	Boy	Army ruler
Canadian	Boy	Army ruler
English	Boy	Army ruler

Fun Facts about the name Walter

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Scrabble Score

9 points

Dictionary Definition

v. i. defined as: "To roll or wallow; to welter."

Similar & Rhyming Names

WaldirWalthariDeiterTerEaster

Popularity of Walter

Popularity Analysis

The name Walter first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest popularity ranking was #10, which it reached in 1914. It spent 1 years in the top 10. As of 2024, it ranked #271.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	271	Male	0.0685%
2023	267	Male	0.0693%
2022	269	Male	0.0681%
2021	271	Male	0.0683%
2020	274	Male	0.0667%
2019	278	Male	0.0668%
2018	270	Male	0.0677%
2017	265	Male	0.0691%
2016	302	Male	0.0579%
2015	309	Male	0.0566%
2014	337	Male	0.0481%
2013	342	Male	0.0465%
2012	376	Male	0.0395%
2011	375	Male	0.0393%
2010	372	Male	0.0380%
2009	387	Male	0.0370%
2008	393	Male	0.0351%
2007	379	Male	0.0367%
2006	356	Male	0.0388%
2005	374	Male	0.0362%
2004	365	Male	0.0363%
2003	354	Male	0.0368%
2002	331	Male	0.0403%
2001	334	Male	0.0400%
2000	308	Male	0.0454%
1999	311	Male	0.0451%
1998	312	Male	0.0442%
1997	273	Male	0.0514%
1996	272	Male	0.0516%
1995	265	Male	0.0527%
1994	251	Male	0.0563%
1993	220	Male	0.0658%
1992	217	Male	0.0677%
1991	199	Male	0.0727%
1990	191	Male	0.0750%
1989	184	Male	0.0769%
1988	174	Male	0.0805%
1987	174	Male	0.0806%
1986	156	Male	0.0894%
1985	163	Male	0.0878%
1984	161	Male	0.0900%
1983	154	Male	0.0948%
1982	147	Male	0.1013%
1981	138	Male	0.1069%
1980	138	Male	0.1083%
1979	128	Male	0.1182%
1978	131	Male	0.1164%
1977	123	Male	0.1278%
1976	127	Male	0.1289%
1975	112	Male	0.1453%
1974	103	Male	0.1528%
1973	101	Male	0.1628%
1972	98	Male	0.1740%
1971	90	Male	0.1846%
1970	89	Male	0.1882%
1969	85	Male	0.1949%
1968	83	Male	0.2025%
1967	81	Male	0.2143%
1966	83	Male	0.2229%
1965	82	Male	0.2370%
1964	80	Male	0.2389%
1963	77	Male	0.2454%
1962	79	Male	0.2515%
1961	74	Male	0.2530%
1960	70	Male	0.2658%
1959	66	Male	0.2827%
1958	62	Male	0.2934%
1957	58	Male	0.3061%
1956	53	Male	0.3271%
1955	51	Male	0.3489%
1954	49	Male	0.3614%
1953	45	Male	0.3749%
1952	44	Male	0.4011%
1951	42	Male	0.4193%
1950	40	Male	0.4286%
1949	37	Male	0.4612%
1948	35	Male	0.4834%
1947	34	Male	0.4967%
1946	30	Male	0.5242%
1945	27	Male	0.5531%
1944	26	Male	0.5874%
1943	26	Male	0.6214%
1942	26	Male	0.6157%
1941	26	Male	0.6176%
1940	25	Male	0.6519%
1939	25	Male	0.6459%
1938	26	Male	0.6648%
1937	26	Male	0.6842%
1936	26	Male	0.7083%
1935	23	Male	0.7306%
1934	21	Male	0.7611%
1933	21	Male	0.7610%
1932	21	Male	0.8069%
1931	20	Male	0.8357%
1930	19	Male	0.8609%
1929	19	Male	0.8898%
1928	18	Male	0.9338%
1927	17	Male	0.9756%
1926	17	Male	1.0276%
1925	16	Male	1.0535%
1924	16	Male	1.0856%
1923	16	Male	1.0978%
1922	15	Male	1.1222%
1921	15	Male	1.1426%
1920	13	Male	1.2077%
1919	11	Male	1.2683%
1918	11	Male	1.2728%
1917	11	Male	1.3112%
1916	11	Male	1.2736%
1915	11	Male	1.2779%
1914	10	Male	1.3113%
1913	11	Male	1.2846%
1912	11	Male	1.2871%
1911	12	Male	1.2733%
1910	13	Male	1.2451%
1909	12	Male	1.2932%
1908	12	Male	1.3176%
1907	12	Male	1.3209%
1906	12	Male	1.3424%
1905	12	Male	1.3285%
1904	12	Male	1.3515%
1903	12	Male	1.4227%
1902	12	Male	1.3996%
1901	12	Male	1.4869%
1900	12	Male	1.4164%
1899	12	Male	1.5182%
1898	13	Male	1.5153%
1897	12	Male	1.5539%
1896	13	Male	1.5626%
1895	13	Male	1.5910%
1894	13	Male	1.6093%
1893	13	Male	1.6564%
1892	13	Male	1.6956%
1891	13	Male	1.5265%
1890	13	Male	1.5914%
1889	13	Male	1.6095%
1888	13	Male	1.5703%
1887	13	Male	1.5598%
1886	13	Male	1.5792%
1885	13	Male	1.5593%
1884	13	Male	1.5496%
1883	13	Male	1.5157%
1882	13	Male	1.4791%
1881	13	Male	1.5422%
1880	13	Male	1.4822%

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