How Many People Are Named Walt?
An estimated 1,816 people in the United States have the first name Walt. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Walt peaked in popularity in 1959 with 81 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Walt 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 Walt paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,816
About 1 in 188,741 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1959
81 births
Total Registered
2,599
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Walt
Walt is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,599 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Walt as a male name
Ranked #3,443 in 2024
34 male births in 2024
Peak: 1959 (81 births)
Walt: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Walt span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 419 babies were registered. While Walt is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Walt by Decade
How has Walt 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.
Walt by State
Birth registrations for Walt span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Pennsylvania, Texas. The lowest are in North Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana. On average, about 28 Walts were registered per state.
Walt + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Walt as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Walt
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Walt: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Walt?
We estimate approximately 1,816 people named Walt 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 188,741 Americans share this first name.
Is Walt a common name?
Walt is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,599 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Walt most popular?
Walt reached peak popularity in 1959, when 81 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Walt is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Walt a male name?
Walt is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Walt Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Walt Smith, Walt Johnson, Walt 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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