Walter
Boy6 letters
#829
in Ireland (2025)
#787 with spellings combined
3
babies in 2025
#105
best rank (1968)
535
babies since 1964
Down 232
10-year rank change
Walter through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #787 |
| 2023 | 7 | #460 |
| 2022 | 5 | #552 |
| 2021 | 6 | #479 |
| 2020 | 8 | #418 |
| 2019 | 6 | #485 |
| 2018 | 3 | #703 |
| 2017 | 3 | #710 |
| 2015 | 5 | #555 |
| 2014 | 5 | #550 |
| 2013 | 5 | #535 |
| 2012 | 4 | #616 |
| 2011 | 5 | #540 |
| 2008 | 4 | #601 |
| 2007 | 3 | #629 |
| 2006 | 4 | #492 |
| 2005 | 4 | #448 |
| 2001 | 3 | #409 |
| 1999 | 3 | #379 |
| 1997 | 4 | #337 |
| 1995 | 3 | #334 |
| 1994 | 4 | #299 |
| 1993 | 5 | #275 |
| 1991 | 9 | #205 |
| 1990 | 11 | #193 |
| 1989 | 10 | #190 |
| 1988 | 6 | #235 |
| 1987 | 7 | #222 |
| 1986 | 8 | #217 |
| 1985 | 8 | #207 |
| 1984 | 12 | #187 |
| 1983 | 14 | #178 |
| 1982 | 12 | #188 |
| 1981 | 13 | #186 |
| 1980 | 18 | #172 |
| 1979 | 11 | #203 |
| 1978 | 14 | #179 |
| 1977 | 15 | #175 |
| 1976 | 20 | #154 |
| 1975 | 15 | #177 |
| 1974 | 17 | #167 |
| 1973 | 18 | #163 |
| 1972 | 16 | #168 |
| 1971 | 21 | #149 |
| 1970 | 22 | #140 |
| 1969 | 11 | #179 |
| 1968 | 32 | #105 |
| 1967 | 21 | #123 |
| 1966 | 23 | #116 |
| 1965 | 25 | #112 |
| 1964 | 24 | #111 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Walter yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Walter | 3 | 535 |