Walter has been given to about 634,804 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.
Walter ranks 252nd among American boys in 2025, with 1,381 born that year. Its best year was 1918, when 13,418 babies were given the name, ranking 11th. The typical living American called Walter is about 71 years old today. It is relatively most common in Vermont, where it accounts for 0.23% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.