Meaning and history
From an English surname referring to the medieval occupation of a walker, also called a fuller, who trod on wet, unprocessed wool to clean and thicken it. The word ultimately comes from Old English wealcan, meaning “to walk.”
20062006: 696 births, rank #413
2007: 601 births, rank #460
2008: 554 births, rank #494
2009: 589 births, rank #462
2010: 649 births, rank #426
20112011: 676 births, rank #417
2012: 707 births, rank #410
2013: 840 births, rank #369
2014: 1,046 births, rank #326
2015: 1,010 births, rank #340
20162016: 1,048 births, rank #331
2017: 1,100 births, rank #315
2018: 1,343 births, rank #266
2019: 1,638 births, rank #230
2020: 1,861 births, rank #206
20212021: 2,868 births, rank #130
2022: 4,250 births, rank #78
2023: 4,018 births, rank #85
2024: 4,033 births, rank #82
20252025: 4,204 births, rank #78
Walker has risen sharply in the modern US rankings, moving from #427 in 2000 to #78 in 2025. It now stands at #78 for boys. Its highest annual birth count came in 2022, with 4,250 births.