Boy name Old German origin Christian tradition

Walter

WAWL-ter · 0 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Ruler of the army; powerful commander
Language
Old German
Culture
Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
strength · warrior
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#271
2024 births1,264
Peak year1918
First appeared1880
Total US births629,783
1918 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
WaltWally
Alternate spellings
Walther
In other languages
Gauthier (French)Walther (German)Gualtiero (Italian)

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Walt Whitman
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