How Many People Are Named Walter Kline?

There are approximately 34 people named Walter Kline living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 10,081,010 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Walter with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Kline. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 10,081,010 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Walter

Last Name

Kline

Walter: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Walter. The peak year was 1918 with 13,418 births. The average person named Walter today is 62 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Walter

In the 2020 Census, the first name Walter was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (67.53%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (16.04%) and Hispanic (12.26%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Walter in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Walter rose or fell over time.

White

67.53%

Black

16.04%

Hispanic

12.26%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.26%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.64%

Two or More Races

2.28%

Ancestry of the Kline Surname

The surname Kline was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Kline in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

91.20%

Black

1.76%

Hispanic

2.83%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.76%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.34%

Two or More Races

3.11%

How we calculated this

The first name "Walter" has an estimated frequency of 0.0694% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Kline" appears at a rate of 14.45 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Walter are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 34 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Walter

Walter Smith Walter Johnson Walter Williams Walter Brown Walter Jones Walter Garcia Walter Miller Walter White

Other people with the surname Kline

Michael Kline James Kline John Kline David Kline Robert Kline William Kline Kevin Kline

Walter Kline: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Walter Kline?

We estimate approximately 34 people named Walter Kline are alive in the United States today. The first name Walter is shared by 237,731 Americans, and the surname Kline is shared by 49,516.

How rare is the name Walter Kline?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 10,081,010 Americans. The first name Walter is common and the surname Kline is uncommon.

Is Walter a male or female name?

Walter is predominantly male, with 99.4% of bearers being male and 0.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 1918 and the average bearer today is 62 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Walter?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Walter was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (67.53%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (16.04%) and Hispanic (12.26%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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