Walker Name Popularity

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How popular is Walker?

The somewhat popular name Walker was the 266th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #266 for the first time this year with 1,332 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Walker was 17 in 1904.

Approximately during the years 1902-1908, 1909-1915, 1917-1920, 1970-1974, 1988-1996, 2002-2005, 2008-2014, and 2015-2017 the name Walker took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Where is the name Walker popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

Walker's popularity has steadily increased for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Walker for their newborn has risen.

The name Walker is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Walker (Girl)		Walker (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		27	4,963	1,332	266
2017		19	6,499	1,099	315
2016		14	8,345	1,047	330
2015		18	6,945	1,010	340
2014		19	6,679	1,044	327
2013		17	7,342	839	370
2012		8	13,390	707	411
2011		10	11,140	675	417
2010		7	14,853	649	426
2009		6	17,164	589	462
2008		6	17,377	553	495
2007		8	13,854	600	461
2006		12	9,878	696	413
2005		9	11,783	803	369
2004		18	6,754	722	380
2003		13	8,477	625	413
2002		6	15,327	622	406
2001		8	12,007	629	399
2000		5	17,537	578	427
1999		8	11,352	534	434
1998		9	10,091	542	428
1997		13	7,269	536	426
1996		10	8,797	504	446
1995		10	8,747	450	481
1994		11	8,110	368	533
1993		5	15,717	255	646
1992		< 5	--	197	738
1991		5	15,394	176	777
1990		< 5	--	147	844
1989		< 5	--	128	896
1988		< 5	--	99	979
1987		< 5	--	83	1,053
1986		< 5	--	81	1,041
1985		< 5	--	87	983
1984		< 5	--	85	968
1983		< 5	--	79	999
1982		< 5	--	70	1,094
1981		< 5	--	60	1,197
1980		5	12,110	60	1,187
1979		< 5	--	52	1,289
1978		< 5	--	47	1,350
1977		< 5	--	71	1,026
1976		< 5	--	60	1,097
1975		< 5	--	61	1,080
1974		< 5	--	67	1,006
1973		< 5	--	49	1,185
1972		< 5	--	52	1,136
1971		< 5	--	47	1,212
1970		< 5	--	40	1,333
1969		< 5	--	43	1,219
1968		< 5	--	33	1,362
1967		< 5	--	33	1,338
1966		< 5	--	42	1,162
1965		< 5	--	41	1,206
1964		< 5	--	34	1,370
1963		< 5	--	39	1,251
1962		< 5	--	48	1,118
1961		< 5	--	48	1,146
1960		< 5	--	31	1,458
1959		< 5	--	57	1,024
1958		< 5	--	54	1,047
1957		< 5	--	43	1,198
1956		< 5	--	53	1,045
1955		< 5	--	61	966
1954		< 5	--	66	916
1953		< 5	--	56	964
1952		< 5	--	65	876
1951		< 5	--	73	829
1950		< 5	--	54	947
1949		< 5	--	77	789
1948		< 5	--	59	900
1947		< 5	--	75	800
1946		< 5	--	77	758
1945		< 5	--	71	734
1944		< 5	--	80	697
1943		< 5	--	71	779
1942		< 5	--	72	758
1941		< 5	--	65	777
1940		< 5	--	73	716
1939		< 5	--	57	810
1938		< 5	--	60	807
1937		< 5	--	83	654
1936		< 5	--	60	796
1935		< 5	--	75	701
1934		< 5	--	71	729
1933		< 5	--	66	756
1932		< 5	--	69	762
1931		< 5	--	78	683
1930		< 5	--	91	646
1929		< 5	--	99	608
1928		< 5	--	92	658
1927		5	5,586	80	731
1926		< 5	--	91	662
1925		5	5,743	103	620
1924		< 5	--	113	602
1923		< 5	--	111	605
1922		< 5	--	112	613
1921		< 5	--	128	558
1920		8	3,948	151	491
1919		< 5	--	119	550
1918		< 5	--	107	591
1917		< 5	--	105	580
1916		< 5	--	104	563
1915		5	4,938	103	557
1914		5	4,182	72	597
1913		< 5	--	76	501
1912		< 5	--	66	490
1911		< 5	--	33	524
1910		< 5	--	38	453
1909		< 5	--	26	518
1908		< 5	--	36	397
1907		< 5	--	22	509
1906		< 5	--	28	423
1905		< 5	--	20	523
1904		< 5	--	17	564
1903		< 5	--	22	449
1902		< 5	--	19	505
1901		< 5	--	25	381
1900		< 5	--	27	444
1899		< 5	--	26	361
1898		< 5	--	28	374
1897		< 5	--	34	320
1896		< 5	--	40	294
1895		< 5	--	36	304
1894		< 5	--	22	411
1893		< 5	--	26	358
1892		< 5	--	32	334
1891		< 5	--	21	385
1890		< 5	--	29	327
1889		< 5	--	33	304
1888		< 5	--	35	307
1887		< 5	--	25	332
1886		< 5	--	29	320
1885		< 5	--	23	377
1884		< 5	--	19	430
1883		< 5	--	20	397
1882		< 5	--	28	331
1881		< 5	--	25	330
1880		< 5	--	29	318

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.