Walker is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Walker is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #78 among boys (4,204) and #1,961 among girls (99) — overall #129 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,303 | 4,303 | #1,961 | #78 |
| 2024 | 4,148 | 4,148 | #1,769 | #82 |
| 2023 | 4,139 | 4,139 | #1,708 | #85 |
| 2022 | 4,408 | 4,408 | #1,430 | #78 |
| 2021 | 2,991 | 2,991 | #1,696 | #130 |
| 2020 | 1,908 | 1,908 | #3,335 | #206 |
| 2019 | 1,678 | 1,678 | #3,783 | #230 |
| 2018 | 1,370 | 1,370 | #5,003 | #266 |
| 2017 | 1,119 | 1,119 | #6,519 | #315 |
| 2016 | 1,062 | 1,062 | #8,367 | #332 |
| 2015 | 1,028 | 1,028 | #6,965 | #341 |
| 2014 | 1,065 | 1,065 | #6,697 | #326 |
| 2013 | 857 | 857 | #7,355 | #370 |
| 2012 | 715 | 715 | #13,405 | #412 |
| 2011 | 686 | 686 | #11,154 | #417 |
| 2010 | 656 | 656 | #14,868 | #426 |
| 2009 | 595 | 595 | #17,188 | #464 |
| 2008 | 560 | 560 | #17,390 | #494 |
| 2007 | 609 | 609 | #13,859 | #460 |
| 2006 | 708 | 708 | #9,884 | #413 |
| 2005 | 812 | 812 | #11,788 | #369 |
| 2004 | 740 | 740 | #6,758 | #380 |
| 2003 | 638 | 638 | #8,479 | #414 |
| 2002 | 628 | 628 | #15,334 | #406 |
| 2001 | 637 | 637 | #12,013 | #399 |
| 2000 | 583 | 583 | #17,542 | #427 |
| 1999 | 543 | 543 | #11,352 | #434 |
| 1998 | 551 | 551 | #10,091 | #428 |
| 1997 | 549 | — | #7,269 | #426 |
| 1996 | 514 | — | #8,799 | #448 |
| 1995 | 460 | — | #8,745 | #481 |
| 1994 | 380 | — | #8,108 | #533 |
| 1993 | 260 | — | #15,722 | #646 |
| 1992 | 197 | — | — | #738 |
| 1991 | 181 | — | #15,398 | #777 |
| 1990 | 148 | — | — | #844 |
| 1989 | 128 | — | — | #897 |
| 1988 | 99 | — | — | #979 |
| 1987 | 83 | — | — | #1,053 |
| 1986 | 81 | — | — | #1,040 |
| 1985 | 87 | — | — | #983 |
| 1984 | 86 | — | — | #959 |
| 1983 | 80 | — | — | #994 |
| 1982 | 70 | — | — | #1,094 |
| 1981 | 62 | — | — | #1,176 |
| 1980 | 65 | — | #12,112 | #1,186 |
| 1979 | 53 | — | — | #1,269 |
| 1978 | 47 | — | — | #1,350 |
| 1977 | 71 | — | — | #1,026 |
| 1976 | 60 | — | — | #1,099 |
| 1975 | 61 | — | — | #1,083 |
| 1974 | 66 | — | — | #1,018 |
| 1973 | 50 | — | — | #1,174 |
| 1972 | 52 | — | — | #1,136 |
| 1971 | 47 | — | — | #1,213 |
| 1970 | 40 | — | — | #1,335 |
| 1969 | 43 | — | — | #1,220 |
| 1968 | 33 | — | — | #1,364 |
| 1967 | 33 | — | — | #1,339 |
| 1966 | 42 | — | — | #1,161 |
| 1965 | 41 | — | — | #1,205 |
| 1964 | 34 | — | — | #1,369 |
| 1963 | 39 | — | — | #1,253 |
| 1962 | 47 | — | — | #1,135 |
| 1961 | 49 | — | — | #1,134 |
| 1960 | 33 | — | — | #1,398 |
| 1959 | 55 | — | — | #1,049 |
| 1958 | 54 | — | — | #1,048 |
| 1957 | 43 | — | — | #1,197 |
| 1956 | 53 | — | — | #1,044 |
| 1955 | 61 | — | — | #969 |
| 1954 | 66 | — | — | #916 |
| 1953 | 56 | — | — | #964 |
| 1952 | 66 | — | — | #869 |
| 1951 | 72 | — | — | #832 |
| 1950 | 54 | — | — | #947 |
| 1949 | 77 | — | — | #790 |
| 1948 | 59 | — | — | #900 |
| 1947 | 75 | — | — | #800 |
| 1946 | 77 | — | — | #758 |
| 1945 | 71 | — | — | #734 |
| 1944 | 80 | — | — | #697 |
| 1943 | 71 | — | — | #780 |
| 1942 | 72 | — | — | #758 |
| 1941 | 65 | — | — | #777 |
| 1940 | 73 | — | — | #716 |
| 1939 | 57 | — | — | #810 |
| 1938 | 60 | — | — | #807 |
| 1937 | 83 | — | — | #655 |
| 1936 | 60 | — | — | #796 |
| 1935 | 75 | — | — | #701 |
| 1934 | 71 | — | — | #729 |
| 1933 | 66 | — | — | #756 |
| 1932 | 69 | — | — | #762 |
| 1931 | 78 | — | — | #683 |
| 1930 | 91 | — | — | #644 |
| 1929 | 99 | — | — | #609 |
| 1928 | 92 | — | — | #658 |
| 1927 | 85 | — | #5,585 | #732 |
| 1926 | 91 | — | — | #662 |
| 1925 | 108 | — | #5,743 | #620 |
| 1924 | 113 | — | — | #602 |
| 1923 | 111 | — | — | #605 |
| 1922 | 112 | — | — | #613 |
| 1921 | 128 | — | — | #558 |
| 1920 | 159 | — | #3,948 | #491 |
| 1919 | 119 | — | — | #550 |
| 1918 | 107 | — | — | #591 |
| 1917 | 105 | — | — | #580 |
| 1916 | 104 | — | — | #563 |
| 1915 | 108 | — | #4,938 | #557 |
| 1914 | 77 | — | #4,182 | #597 |
| 1913 | 76 | — | — | #501 |
| 1912 | 66 | — | — | #490 |
| 1911 | 33 | — | — | #524 |
| 1910 | 38 | — | — | #453 |
| 1909 | 26 | — | — | #518 |
| 1908 | 36 | — | — | #397 |
| 1907 | 22 | — | — | #509 |
| 1906 | 28 | — | — | #423 |
| 1905 | 20 | — | — | #523 |
| 1904 | 17 | — | — | #564 |
| 1903 | 22 | — | — | #449 |
| 1902 | 19 | — | — | #505 |
| 1901 | 25 | — | — | #381 |
| 1900 | 27 | — | — | #444 |
| 1899 | 26 | — | — | #361 |
| 1898 | 28 | — | — | #374 |
| 1897 | 34 | — | — | #320 |
| 1896 | 40 | — | — | #294 |
| 1895 | 36 | — | — | #304 |
| 1894 | 22 | — | — | #411 |
| 1893 | 26 | — | — | #358 |
| 1892 | 32 | — | — | #334 |
| 1891 | 21 | — | — | #385 |
| 1890 | 29 | — | — | #327 |
| 1889 | 33 | — | — | #304 |
| 1888 | 35 | — | — | #307 |
| 1887 | 25 | — | — | #332 |
| 1886 | 29 | — | — | #320 |
| 1885 | 23 | — | — | #377 |
| 1884 | 19 | — | — | #430 |
| 1883 | 20 | — | — | #397 |
| 1882 | 28 | — | — | #331 |
| 1881 | 25 | — | — | #330 |
| 1880 | 29 | — | — | #318 |