Walker
Girl name · #1945 in 2025 · Rare
In 2025, 99 baby girls were named Walker, placing it at #1945 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #6721, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 18,182 girls born in 2025 was named Walker.
The 111-year story
Walker first appears in the Social Security records in 1914, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 158 babies and a rank of #1422. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Walker per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Walker in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Walker is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Walker will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Walker is most common
State-level data for Walker is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Walker
Statistically, parents drawn to Walker tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Baker, Wylder, Wilder, Dynver, and Porter.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Walker | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 99 | #1942 |
| 2024 | 115 | #1753 |
| 2023 | 121 | #1699 |
| 2022 | 158 | #1422 |
| 2021 | 123 | #1680 |
| 2020 | 47 | #3281 |
| 2019 | 40 | #3718 |
| 2018 | 27 | #4889 |
| 2017 | 19 | #6287 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7988 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6721 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6451 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7031 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12199 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10374 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13448 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15242 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15405 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12676 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9286 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10921 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6489 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7998 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13595 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11020 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Walker a popular girl name?
Walker ranked #1945 among girls in 2025 with 99 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6721.
When was the name Walker most popular?
Walker peaked in 2022, when 158 American girls received the name (ranked #1422 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Walker?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 18,182 newborn American girls was named Walker. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.