Walton
Masculine · “settlement of the Britons”
Walton is overwhelmingly a boys’ name — 5,889 boys against 10 girls since 1880.
Walton may be the settlement of the Britons — the Old English wealh, a foreigner, which is the same word as Wales.
How old is the name Walton?
Walton was already in use when US birth records began in 1880 — it is at least 145 years old. The typical Walton alive today was born around 1937, making them about 88 years old. About 2,400 people named Walton are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Walton most popular?
Walton peaked in 1892, reaching #458 nationally. Today it ranks #2421, 1,963 places below that high. See the whole 1892 chart.
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Where it comes from
From wealh tun to Walton
The story of Walton
Wealh meant a foreigner and specifically a Briton, and it gives Wales, Welsh, Cornwall and walnut — the foreign nut. Places called Walton may mark British communities surviving inside English territory, which is why archaeologists take an interest. Walton appears in American records in current use.
Meaningscholars disagree
settlement of the Britons; or by the wall
From the Old English wealh, 'foreigner' or 'Briton', or weald, 'wood', or weall, 'wall', plus tun, 'settlement'. The wealh reading marks places where Britons remained under Anglo-Saxon rule. All three are attested and none dominates.
How the name formed
- wealh tun
- Walton
Related forms: Waltonn · Walden
Pronouncing Walton
WAWL-tun
Two syllables, stress on the first. Said identically in every English accent.
Nicknames for Walton
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1880
- Most boys named
- 1923134 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #458reached in 1892
- Change vs 2022
- +86.7%56 in 2025, from 30
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Walton in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Waltonn in English — spelling variant
- Walden in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee.
Waltons among us
people named Walton are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 30,501 born in 2025 was named Walton
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Walton sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Walton is headed
Walton should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Walton beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Walton in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That Wales, Welsh and walnut all come from a word for 'foreigner' is a first-rate etymology.
- Walt and Wally are two short forms, both with real records.
- Two clean syllables with no pronunciation risk.
- Three readings compete and none is settled.
- It reads unmistakably as a surname.
- A 1970s television family is a strong American association.
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Frequently asked
- How many Waltons are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,400 people named Walton are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Walton in 2025?
- Walton ranks #2421 among US boy names in 2025, with 56 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Walton?
- About 1 in every 30,501 US boys born in 2025 was named Walton — 56 in all.
- Will my child share the name Walton with classmates?
- Walton will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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