← Back to The Name Registry
Boy

Walker

As a boy's name, Walker traces back to Middle English, where it is understood to mean "Middle English occupational surname". It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2010s. In the current registry, it is uncommon enough to feel personal. In total, about 23,426 American babies have carried this name since 1900.

Middle EnglishMiddle English occupational surname
Etymology"Cloth walker/fuller"
Births by decade
1900s
242
1910s
833
1920s
1,098
1930s
710
1940s
720
1950s
582
1960s
392
1970s
547
1980s
837
1990s
3,780
2000s
6,507
2010s
7,178
Peaked in the 2010s · 23,426 total U.S. births since 1900