How Many People Are Named Walsh?
An estimated 20 people in the United States have the first name Walsh. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Walsh peaked in popularity in 2020 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Walsh as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Walsh paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Walsh is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
20
About 1 in 17,137,717 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2020
8 births
Total Registered
20
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Walsh
Walsh is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 20 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Walsh as a male name
Ranked #10,772 in 2022
7 male births in 2022
Peak: 2020 (8 births)
Walsh: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Walsh span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 15 babies were registered. Walsh remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Walsh by Decade
How has Walsh tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Walsh + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Walsh as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Walsh
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Walsh: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Walsh?
We estimate approximately 20 people named Walsh are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 17,137,717 Americans share this first name.
Is Walsh a common name?
Walsh is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 39.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 20 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Walsh most popular?
Walsh reached peak popularity in 2020, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Walsh is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Walsh a male name?
Walsh is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Walsh Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Walsh Smith, Walsh Johnson, Walsh Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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