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01 / Meaning & origin
Walton is a given name.
La seconde partie du mot est apparenté à town (« ville »), la première pourrait être: le vieil anglais weall (« mur ») ou le vieil anglais wealh (« gallois ») → voir walnut.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 56 boys (rank 2421). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Walton
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 7 | 745 | observed |
| 1881 | 10 | 563 | observed |
| 1882 | 8 | 691 | observed |
| 1883 | 14 | 479 | observed |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | 12 | 540 | observed |
| 1887 | 5 | 921 | observed |
| 1888 | 12 | 580 | observed |
| 1889 | 12 | 549 | observed |
| 1890 | 10 | 629 | observed |
| 1891 | 12 | 524 | observed |
| 1892 | 18 | 458 | observed |
| 1893 | 14 | 509 | observed |
| 1894 | 10 | 668 | observed |
| 1895 | 11 | 640 | observed |
| 1896 | 8 | 826 | observed |
| 1897 | 9 | 725 | observed |
| 1898 | 15 | 543 | observed |
| 1899 | 12 | 583 | observed |
| 1900 | 14 | 680 | observed |
| 1901 | 10 | 683 | observed |
| 1902 | 13 | 615 | observed |
| 1903 | 16 | 550 | observed |
| 1904 | 8 | 874 | observed |
| 1905 | 14 | 636 | observed |
| 1906 | 13 | 674 | observed |
| 1907 | 12 | 778 | observed |
| 1908 | 17 | 632 | observed |
| 1909 | 17 | 653 | observed |
| 1910 | 23 | 598 | observed |
| 1911 | 24 | 624 | observed |
| 1912 | 50 | 568 | observed |
| 1913 | 53 | 604 | observed |
| 1914 | 87 | 528 | observed |
| 1915 | 124 | 497 | observed |
| 1916 | 105 | 558 | observed |
| 1917 | 120 | 527 | observed |
| 1918 | 114 | 568 | observed |
| 1919 | 124 | 535 | observed |
| 1920 | 122 | 559 | observed |
| 1921 | 128 | 553 | observed |
| 1922 | 151 | 502 | observed |
| 1923 | 134 | 524 | observed |
| 1924 | 111 | 606 | observed |
| 1925 | 97 | 645 | observed |
| 1926 | 106 | 608 | observed |
| 1927 | 85 | 702 | observed |
| 1928 | 79 | 713 | observed |
| 1929 | 81 | 683 | observed |
| 1930 | 78 | 704 | observed |
| 1931 | 86 | 638 | observed |
| 1932 | 80 | 686 | observed |
| 1933 | 93 | 603 | observed |
| 1934 | 68 | 742 | observed |
| 1935 | 74 | 702 | observed |
| 1936 | 71 | 710 | observed |
| 1937 | 66 | 751 | observed |
| 1938 | 61 | 784 | observed |
| 1939 | 66 | 738 | observed |
| 1940 | 62 | 788 | observed |
| 1941 | 73 | 723 | observed |
| 1942 | 73 | 748 | observed |
| 1943 | 83 | 703 | observed |
| 1944 | 86 | 667 | observed |
| 1945 | 59 | 809 | observed |
| 1946 | 71 | 785 | observed |
| 1947 | 77 | 784 | observed |
| 1948 | 57 | 910 | observed |
| 1949 | 61 | 878 | observed |
| 1950 | 67 | 830 | observed |
| 1951 | 73 | 824 | observed |
| 1952 | 52 | 994 | observed |
| 1953 | 60 | 926 | observed |
| 1954 | 69 | 887 | observed |
| 1955 | 56 | 1,002 | observed |
| 1956 | 49 | 1,083 | observed |
| 1957 | 55 | 1,022 | observed |
| 1958 | 47 | 1,114 | observed |
| 1959 | 40 | 1,228 | observed |
| 1960 | 42 | 1,210 | observed |
| 1961 | 58 | 1,028 | observed |
| 1962 | 27 | 1,515 | observed |
| 1963 | 32 | 1,375 | observed |
| 1964 | 32 | 1,384 | observed |
| 1965 | 35 | 1,294 | observed |
| 1966 | 32 | 1,345 | observed |
| 1967 | 37 | 1,231 | observed |
| 1968 | 24 | 1,614 | observed |
| 1969 | 30 | 1,463 | observed |
| 1970 | 37 | 1,374 | observed |
| 1971 | 36 | 1,415 | observed |
| 1972 | 24 | 1,819 | observed |
| 1973 | 22 | 1,928 | observed |
| 1974 | 21 | 2,050 | observed |
| 1975 | 32 | 1,593 | observed |
| 1976 | 34 | 1,572 | observed |
| 1977 | 16 | 2,665 | observed |
| 1978 | 26 | 1,913 | observed |
| 1979 | 25 | 2,048 | observed |
| 1980 | 17 | 2,729 | observed |
| 1981 | 15 | 2,898 | observed |
| 1982 | 21 | 2,341 | observed |
| 1983 | 22 | 2,272 | observed |
| 1984 | 14 | 3,107 | observed |
| 1985 | 20 | 2,504 | observed |
| 1986 | 19 | 2,684 | observed |
| 1987 | 21 | 2,559 | observed |
| 1988 | 18 | 2,961 | observed |
| 1989 | 17 | 3,325 | observed |
| 1990 | 15 | 3,779 | observed |
| 1991 | 17 | 3,462 | observed |
| 1992 | 14 | 4,114 | observed |
| 1993 | 11 | 5,002 | observed |
| 1994 | 18 | 3,596 | observed |
| 1995 | 19 | 3,432 | observed |
| 1996 | 10 | 5,535 | observed |
| 1997 | 16 | 4,059 | observed |
| 1998 | 18 | 3,849 | observed |
| 1999 | 19 | 3,834 | observed |
| 2000 | 15 | 4,785 | observed |
| 2001 | 16 | 4,676 | observed |
| 2002 | 17 | 4,502 | observed |
| 2003 | 29 | 3,186 | observed |
| 2004 | 24 | 3,735 | observed |
| 2005 | 15 | 5,278 | observed |
| 2006 | 22 | 4,223 | observed |
| 2007 | 17 | 5,210 | observed |
| 2008 | 17 | 5,249 | observed |
| 2009 | 15 | 5,800 | observed |
| 2010 | 8 | 8,803 | observed |
| 2011 | 14 | 5,945 | observed |
| 2012 | 20 | 4,686 | observed |
| 2013 | 28 | 3,661 | observed |
| 2014 | 22 | 4,392 | observed |
| 2015 | 23 | 4,295 | observed |
| 2016 | 29 | 3,681 | observed |
| 2017 | 26 | 3,993 | observed |
| 2018 | 41 | 2,893 | observed |
| 2019 | 28 | 3,794 | observed |
| 2020 | 42 | 2,846 | observed |
| 2021 | 34 | 3,362 | observed |
| 2022 | 30 | 3,691 | observed |
| 2023 | 38 | 3,177 | observed |
| 2024 | 36 | 3,272 | observed |
| 2025 | 56 | 2,421 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Walton” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
American actor (born 1971)
United States Army general (1889-1950)
American sports shooter
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
