Boy
Walter
Rooted in Germanic, Walter is a boy's name that means "Ruler of the army". It was at its most popular in the 1920s and is rarely chosen now. As things stand now, it is one of the most familiar names around. Its single strongest year on record was 1918.
GermanicRuler of the army
Old GermanCommander of the army
Births by decade
1900s
20,126
1910s
89,636
1920s
120,672
1930s
81,472
1940s
84,098
1950s
72,508
1960s
46,192
1970s
25,952
1980s
17,716
1990s
12,056
2000s
8,131
2010s
7,974
Peaked in the 1920s · 586,533 total U.S. births since 1900