Walt

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A few things about Walt you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Walt

Walt Frazier

American basketball player (born 1945)

Choose Walt and your child shares a first name with Walt Frazier, an American basketball player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Walt, like who?” Walt Frazier's Wikipedia article is available in 34 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 48,780 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Walt, 35 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Walt would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryWalt first shows up in US birth records in 1893, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 132 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1959, when it ranked #838. Today it's #3,314, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowWalt is 5.0× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 243,902 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 48,780.
• 🍂TrendWalt has slipped 468 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,314. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningWalt is an English form of Walter, which means “army ruler”.

About the name Walt

Walt is a boy name meaning “army ruler”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with W and ending in “-alt”. US birth records list Walt for boys from 1893 to 2025, in 115 of those 133 years. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked #838 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #3,314, with 35 babies.