Over the past 110 years, 564 461 boys and 819 girls have been named Walter. The name Walter ranks 55th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Walter in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Walter came in the 1910s and 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.