Is Walt a boy or girl name?
Walt is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 34 boys were named Walt, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,599 US babies named Walt were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,443
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Walt since 1893
- 2,599
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 81 babies
Boys and girls named Walt, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 68 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 154 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 232 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 416 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 366 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 419 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 182 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 118 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 76 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 91 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 254 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 207 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34 | #3,443 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 45 | #2,841 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 43 | #2,954 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 43 | #2,915 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 42 | #2,881 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 35 | #3,340 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 42 | #2,887 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,765 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 30 | #3,676 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,697 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 29 | #3,687 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,965 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,975 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 18 | #5,189 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,720 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,411 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #8,285 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,878 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 11 | #7,398 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #9,061 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #13,134 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #12,682 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #7,016 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,423 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #8,172 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,510 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #9,594 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,630 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,938 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,769 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,737 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 9 | #6,202 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 11 | #5,085 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,387 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,876 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,729 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,948 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,313 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,393 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,203 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 15 | #3,064 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 15 | #3,099 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,891 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,251 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,804 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,567 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,195 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,820 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 19 | #2,358 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,794 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 21 | #2,030 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 20 | #2,074 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 23 | #1,914 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 28 | #1,657 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 27 | #1,601 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 25 | #1,612 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 35 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 36 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 28 | #1,483 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 41 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 52 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 61 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 53 | #1,077 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 61 | #981 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 81 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 80 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 54 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 31 | #1,416 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 28 | #1,482 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 22 | #1,667 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 17 | #1,956 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 18 | #1,855 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 17 | #1,901 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 18 | #1,812 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 22 | #1,614 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 37 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 52 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 53 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 47 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 44 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 44 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 51 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 39 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 27 | #1,309 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 30 | #1,218 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 25 | #1,362 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 23 | #1,439 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 26 | #1,324 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 26 | #1,352 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 19 | #1,657 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 13 | #2,089 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 19 | #1,708 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 26 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 25 | #1,494 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,974 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 25 | #1,520 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 12 | #2,520 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 20 | #1,786 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 20 | #1,800 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,467 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 10 | #2,933 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,479 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 19 | #1,900 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 13 | #2,452 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 14 | #2,261 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,534 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,722 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,919 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 8 | #3,065 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,904 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 8 | #2,039 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,366 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Walt reached #842 in 1959. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Walt
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.