Walker

Primarily a boy's name · 98% boys

Meaning

Walker is an occupational male given name, deriving from the English term for "cloth washer".

From Wikipedia

Walker first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 4,248 babies (rank #78 that year). In 2024 it was given to 4,023 boys (rank #82). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Walker

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Walker yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

44,632

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

4,248

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Yellowstone: Walker — the singing ranch hand

Famous people named Walker

Walker Percynovelist · b. 1916
Walker Evansjournalist · b. 1903
Walker Zimmermanassociation football player · b. 1993

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	29	#318
1881	25	#330
1882	28	#331
1883	20	#397
1884	19	#430
1885	23	#377
1886	29	#320
1887	25	#332
1888	35	#307
1889	33	#304
1890	29	#327
1891	21	#385
1892	32	#334
1893	26	#358
1894	22	#411
1895	36	#304
1896	40	#294
1897	34	#320
1898	28	#374
1899	26	#361
1900	27	#444
1901	25	#381
1902	19	#505
1903	22	#449
1904	17	#564
1905	20	#523
1906	28	#423
1907	22	#509
1908	36	#397
1909	26	#518
1910	38	#453
1911	33	#524
1912	66	#490
1913	76	#501
1914	72	#597
1915	103	#557
1916	104	#563
1917	105	#580
1918	107	#591
1919	119	#550
1920	151	#491
1921	128	#558
1922	112	#613
1923	111	#605
1924	113	#602
1925	103	#620
1926	91	#662
1927	80	#731
1928	92	#658
1929	99	#609
1930	91	#644
1931	78	#683
1932	69	#762
1933	66	#756
1934	71	#729
1935	75	#701
1936	60	#795
1937	83	#655
1938	60	#807
1939	57	#810
1940	73	#716
1941	65	#777
1942	72	#758
1943	71	#780
1944	80	#697
1945	71	#734
1946	77	#758
1947	75	#800
1948	59	#900
1949	77	#790
1950	54	#947
1951	72	#832
1952	66	#869
1953	56	#964
1954	66	#916
1955	61	#969
1956	53	#1,044
1957	43	#1,197
1958	54	#1,048
1959	55	#1,048
1960	33	#1,399
1961	49	#1,134
1962	47	#1,136
1963	39	#1,252
1964	34	#1,369
1965	41	#1,205
1966	42	#1,161
1967	33	#1,339
1968	33	#1,363
1969	43	#1,220
1970	40	#1,335
1971	47	#1,213
1972	52	#1,136
1973	50	#1,174
1974	66	#1,018
1975	61	#1,083
1976	60	#1,098
1977	71	#1,026
1978	47	#1,350
1979	53	#1,269
1980	60	#1,186
1981	62	#1,176
1982	70	#1,094
1983	79	#999
1984	85	#967
1985	87	#983
1986	81	#1,040
1987	84	#1,047
1988	99	#979
1989	128	#897
1990	148	#844
1991	176	#777
1992	197	#738
1993	255	#646
1994	369	#533
1995	450	#481
1996	504	#448
1997	536	#426
1998	542	#428
1999	535	#434
2000	578	#427
2001	629	#399
2002	622	#406
2003	625	#414
2004	722	#380
2005	803	#369
2006	696	#413
2007	601	#460
2008	554	#494
2009	589	#463
2010	649	#426
2011	676	#417
2012	707	#412
2013	840	#370
2014	1,046	#326
2015	1,010	#341
2016	1,048	#331
2017	1,100	#315
2018	1,343	#266
2019	1,638	#230
2020	1,861	#206
2021	2,867	#130
2022	4,248	#78
2023	4,016	#85
2024	4,023	#82