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How popular is the name Walt?
Births per year, rank history and how many Walts are alive today.
Walt (male) is a shortened form of the name Walter. Although Walt itself was given to 3 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 5137th as a registered name), most Walts are registered as Walter, which ranked 334th in 2025 with 127 babies.
Most people called Walt are registered as Walter, and share that name's profile: the Walter you are most likely to meet is around 74 years old - or else around 6: the name has two living generations. Half of all Walters born in England and Wales are between 52 and 84, and there are at least 16,000 of them alive today. Only some Walters go by Walt.
How many babies are named Walt or Walter each year?
Combined registrations of Walter, Walt. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Walter rank as a registered name?
Where does Walt rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Walt short for Walter?
Yes - Walt is a shortened form of Walter. Walts are usually registered as Walter at birth.
When was the name Walt most popular?
The full name Walter peaked in 1904, when around 8,000 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Walt itself peaked as a registered name in 2019, with 12 babies.
How many people are called Walt?
There's no official count of people who go by Walt, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 16,000 people registered as Walter born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Walt.
How old is the typical Walt?
Most people called Walt are registered as Walter. Most living Walters are between 52 and 84; the most common age is about 74. There is a second cluster around 6.
Is Walt becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1904 peak.