Boy · English
Walker
Say it: WAW-kur
Meaning
From an English occupational surname for a fuller, who trod cloth to thicken it.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used as a given name in the US since the 19th century.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 28,928 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 923 boys
- 1,895 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Walker Percy, American novelist
- Walker Evans, American photographer
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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