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Walter Name Origin: German
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Pronunciation: wall-ter
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Infographic of Walter name meaning, which is A German name, Walter means commander of the army.
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Walter Name Popularity
How popular is the name Walter? Here’s everything we know.
Year |
Rank |
# Births |
% Births |
1910 |
13 |
2,584 |
0.7339% |
1911 |
12 |
3,064 |
0.8228% |
1912 |
11 |
5,801 |
1.1503% |
1913 |
11 |
6,883 |
1.214% |
1914 |
10 |
8,962 |
1.286% |
1915 |
11 |
11,256 |
1.2389% |
1916 |
11 |
11,760 |
1.2174% |
1917 |
11 |
12,578 |
1.2573% |
1918 |
11 |
13,338 |
1.2428% |
1919 |
11 |
12,876 |
1.2297% |
1920 |
13 |
13,294 |
1.1956% |
1921 |
15 |
13,004 |
1.1357% |
1922 |
15 |
12,628 |
1.1335% |
1923 |
16 |
12,431 |
1.1099% |
1924 |
16 |
12,697 |
1.0934% |
1925 |
16 |
12,128 |
1.073% |
1926 |
17 |
11,766 |
1.0698% |
1927 |
17 |
11,338 |
1.0243% |
1928 |
18 |
10,651 |
0.9955% |
1929 |
19 |
9,847 |
0.9507% |
1930 |
19 |
9,728 |
0.9313% |
1931 |
20 |
8,941 |
0.9059% |
1932 |
21 |
8,656 |
0.8761% |
1933 |
21 |
7,756 |
0.8325% |
1934 |
21 |
8,089 |
0.8368% |
1935 |
23 |
7,811 |
0.8038% |
1936 |
26 |
7,535 |
0.7822% |
1937 |
26 |
7,479 |
0.759% |
1938 |
26 |
7,556 |
0.7381% |
1939 |
25 |
7,319 |
0.7195% |
1940 |
25 |
7,723 |
0.7266% |
1941 |
26 |
7,747 |
0.6883% |
1942 |
26 |
8,673 |
0.6868% |
1943 |
26 |
9,039 |
0.6924% |
1944 |
26 |
8,161 |
0.6585% |
1945 |
27 |
7,571 |
0.6208% |
1946 |
30 |
8,661 |
0.587% |
1947 |
34 |
9,213 |
0.5519% |
1948 |
35 |
8,626 |
0.5404% |
1949 |
37 |
8,292 |
0.5155% |
1950 |
40 |
7,792 |
0.4839% |
1951 |
42 |
8,042 |
0.4743% |
1952 |
44 |
7,904 |
0.4528% |
1953 |
45 |
7,507 |
0.4242% |
1954 |
49 |
7,479 |
0.4091% |
1955 |
51 |
7,300 |
0.3969% |
1956 |
53 |
7,012 |
0.3713% |
1957 |
58 |
6,710 |
0.3487% |
1958 |
62 |
6,305 |
0.3336% |
1959 |
66 |
6,118 |
0.322% |
1960 |
70 |
5,766 |
0.3043% |
1961 |
74 |
5,459 |
0.2892% |
1962 |
79 |
5,276 |
0.2874% |
1963 |
77 |
5,054 |
0.2816% |
1964 |
80 |
4,841 |
0.275% |
1965 |
82 |
4,485 |
0.2743% |
1966 |
83 |
4,046 |
0.2591% |
1967 |
81 |
3,800 |
0.2504% |
1968 |
83 |
3,580 |
0.2384% |
1969 |
84 |
3,560 |
0.2311% |
1970 |
89 |
3,586 |
0.2253% |
1971 |
91 |
3,349 |
0.2229% |
1972 |
98 |
2,897 |
0.2127% |
1973 |
100 |
2,622 |
0.2022% |
1974 |
105 |
2,474 |
0.1903% |
1975 |
111 |
2,350 |
0.1829% |
1976 |
128 |
2,087 |
0.1619% |
1977 |
123 |
2,176 |
0.1614% |
1978 |
131 |
1,985 |
0.1476% |
1979 |
128 |
2,109 |
0.1496% |
1980 |
138 |
1,991 |
0.1362% |
1981 |
138 |
1,974 |
0.1343% |
1982 |
147 |
1,898 |
0.127% |
1983 |
153 |
1,753 |
0.1188% |
1984 |
161 |
1,674 |
0.1125% |
1985 |
163 |
1,666 |
0.1098% |
1986 |
156 |
1,686 |
0.1117% |
1987 |
173 |
1,552 |
0.1017% |
1988 |
174 |
1,593 |
0.1022% |
1989 |
185 |
1,578 |
0.0978% |
1990 |
191 |
1,595 |
0.0962% |
1991 |
200 |
1,514 |
0.0929% |
1992 |
217 |
1,390 |
0.0871% |
1993 |
220 |
1,333 |
0.0855% |
1994 |
250 |
1,127 |
0.0734% |
1995 |
265 |
1,033 |
0.0685% |
1996 |
271 |
1,007 |
0.0673% |
1997 |
273 |
997 |
0.0674% |
1998 |
311 |
869 |
0.0581% |
1999 |
309 |
899 |
0.06% |
2000 |
309 |
916 |
0.06% |
2001 |
336 |
784 |
0.052% |
2002 |
325 |
818 |
0.0546% |
2003 |
355 |
744 |
0.0489% |
2004 |
363 |
732 |
0.048% |
2005 |
375 |
737 |
0.0482% |
2006 |
354 |
825 |
0.0527% |
2007 |
376 |
785 |
0.0498% |
2008 |
389 |
741 |
0.0479% |
2009 |
380 |
762 |
0.051% |
2010 |
372 |
744 |
0.0516% |
2011 |
370 |
775 |
0.0544% |
2012 |
376 |
763 |
0.0535% |
2013 |
337 |
921 |
0.0647% |
2014 |
334 |
956 |
0.0656% |
2015 |
305 |
1,138 |
0.0782% |
2016 |
298 |
1,141 |
0.0791% |
2017 |
263 |
1,332 |
0.0954% |
2018 |
268 |
1,276 |
0.0929% |
2019 |
276 |
1,248 |
0.0922% |
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Data via SSA.gov.
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Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Walt
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Commander of the army
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German
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What names are variants of Walter?
Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Walter.
Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Gaultier
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Strong ruler; commander of the army
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European
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Gauthier
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Strong ruler
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European
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Gautier
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Strong ruler; commander of the army
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European
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Gualterio
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Strong ruler; commander of the army
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European
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Gualtiero
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Strong ruler; commander of the army
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European
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Valter
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Commander of the army
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German
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Valther
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Commander of the army
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German
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Walder
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Commander of the army
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German
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Wally
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A diminutive form of Wallace.
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Walt
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Commander of the army
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German
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Walther
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Commander of the army
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German
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Wat
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Commander of the army
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German
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Watkins
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Son of Walter, little Walter
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English
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What names sound like Walter?
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Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
What names are similar to Walter?
Find a name that’s like Walter, but just a little bit different.
Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Galt
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Steep wooded land
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English
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Walden
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Wooded valley
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English
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Watt
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Scottish
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Siblings of Walter
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Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Henry
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Home ruler
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English
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