Search names
Walt
OriginGerman, diminutive of Walter
Meaning"army ruler"
GenderBoy
About Walt
Variation of Walter
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,687 | 29 | 15.1 |
| 2015 | #4,697 | 21 | 11 |
| 2016 | #3,676 | 30 | 15.8 |
| 2017 | #3,765 | 29 | 15.7 |
| 2018 | #2,887 | 42 | 23.1 |
| 2019 | #3,340 | 35 | 19.5 |
| 2020 | #2,881 | 42 | 24.3 |
| 2021 | #2,915 | 43 | 24.6 |
| 2022 | #2,954 | 43 | 24.6 |
| 2023 | #2,841 | 45 | 26.3 |
| 2024 | #3,443 | 34 | 19.7 |
| 2025 | #3,376 | 35 | 20.5 |
Similar names
These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Walt.
Famous Walts
- Walter "Walt" Whitman
American poet
- Walter Elias "Walt" Disney
legendary animator
- Ronnie Walter "Walt" Cunningham
American astronaut
Walt in pop culture
- Walt Griffon
character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- Walter "Walt" White
main character in hit TV show Breaking Bad.
- Walter "Walt" Lloyd
character on ABC's hit drama LOST
- Walt Stone
Character in the Kane Chronicles trilogy by Rick Riordan
Walt in blog posts
Walt on more lists
Save Walt
Save to list