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Walker

“One who treats cloth by walking it (cloth fuller)” — English origin

Boy's name · #78 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Walker has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #78 (2022) · 47,914 babies named Walker all-time · 1 in 410 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 730 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Walkers

• Walker Percy — American philosophical novelist
• Walker Evans — American photographer and photojournalist (1903-1975)
• Walker Zimmerman — American soccer player
• Walker Scobell — American actor
• Walker Kessler — American basketball player

In stories & tradition

• Walker Boh — Shannara
• Walker — Three Days of Rain
• Walker Keel — The Autobiography of Jean-Luc Picard · Losing the Peace

What Walkers become

Among 124 notable people named Walker:

Lawyers & judges appear 2.12× more often than among typical names — e.g. Walker Blaine, American lawyer (1855–1890).

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