How Many People Are Named Walta?
An estimated 45 people in the United States have the first name Walta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 80 years old, and Walta peaked in popularity in 1940 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Walta 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 Walta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 80, Walta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1956.
- Walta is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
45
About 1 in 7,616,763 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
80
years old
Peak Year
1940
10 births
Total Registered
115
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Walta
Walta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 115 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Walta as a female name
Ranked #5,812 in 1955
6 female births in 1955
Peak: 1940 (10 births)
Walta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Walta span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 57 babies were registered. While Walta is less common than at its peak in the 1940s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Walta by Decade
How has Walta 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.
Walta + Last Name Combinations
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Names Similar to Walta
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Walta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Walta?
We estimate approximately 45 people named Walta 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 7,616,763 Americans share this first name.
Is Walta a common name?
Walta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 52.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 115 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Walta most popular?
Walta reached peak popularity in 1940, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Walta is approximately 80 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Walta a female name?
Walta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Walta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Walta Smith, Walta Johnson, Walta 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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