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Walker name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Walker ranks #78 in male records (4,204 reported) and #1,961 in female records (99 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Walker becoming more popular?

Walker's reported male count increased by 171 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #82 to #78. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Walker in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for WalkerFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.4,2500201620252016: 14 female records2017: 19 female records2018: 27 female records2019: 40 female records2020: 47 female records2021: 123 female records2022: 158 female records2023: 121 female records2024: 115 female records2025: 99 female records2016: 1,048 male records2017: 1,100 male records2018: 1,343 male records2019: 1,638 male records2020: 1,861 male records2021: 2,868 male records2022: 4,250 male records2023: 4,018 male records2024: 4,033 male records2025: 4,204 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025991,9614,20478
20241151,7694,03382
20231211,7084,01885
20221581,4304,25078
20211231,6962,868130
2020473,3351,861206
2019403,7831,638230
2018275,0031,343266
2017196,5191,100315
2016148,3671,048332

Questions about Walker’s popularity

How common is Walker in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Walker ranks #78 in male records (4,204 reported) and #1,961 in female records (99 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Walker?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Walker only.

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