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Walker

Boy

Meaning of Walker: English: 'cloth fuller'

Walker is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 81st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1859th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#81

4,303 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1859

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

48,951

First recorded 1880 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 62 babies1982: 70 babies1983: 80 babies1984: 86 babies1985: 87 babies1986: 81 babies1987: 83 babies1988: 99 babies1989: 128 babies1990: 148 babies19901991: 181 babies1992: 197 babies1993: 260 babies1994: 380 babies1995: 460 babies1996: 514 babies1997: 549 babies1998: 551 babies1999: 543 babies2000: 583 babies20002001: 637 babies2002: 628 babies2003: 638 babies2004: 740 babies2005: 812 babies2006: 708 babies2007: 609 babies2008: 560 babies2009: 595 babies2010: 656 babies20102011: 686 babies2012: 715 babies2013: 857 babies2014: 1,065 babies2015: 1,028 babies2016: 1,062 babies2017: 1,119 babies2018: 1,370 babies2019: 1,678 babies2020: 1,908 babies20202021: 2,991 babies2022: 4,408 babies2023: 4,139 babies2024: 4,148 babies2025: 4,303 babies
US babies named Walker per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 4,408.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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