Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Walter (masculine) | Walter (feminine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | #270 | 0.068 | - | - | ||
| 2010 | #326 | 0.053 | - | - | ||
| 2000 | #362 | 0.038 | - | - | ||
| 1990 | #245 | 0.058 | - | - | ||
| 1980 | #159 | 0.091 | - | - | ||
| 1970 | #105 | 0.150 | - | - | ||
| 1960 | #82 | 0.234 | - | - | ||
| 1950 | #51 | 0.352 | #1805 | 0.002 | ||
| 1940 | #27 | 0.552 | #1380 | 0.003 | ||
| 1930 | #22 | 0.745 | #920 | 0.005 | ||
| 1920 | #16 | 1.053 | #786 | 0.007 | ||
| 1910 | #11 | 1.283 | #852 | 0.006 | ||
| 1900 | #12 | 1.363 | #1047 | 0.004 | ||
| 1890 | #13 | 1.583 | #926 | 0.005 | ||
| 1880 | #13 | 1.545 | #819 | 0.005 | ||
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