Walker
Boy name · 44 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Walker: 44 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 9 births in 2022.
Walker began as an English occupational surname for a cloth fuller, someone who walked on raw wool to thicken it into fabric. Famous bearers include the pioneering American photographer Walker Evans, whose Depression-era images defined a nation, and novelist Alice Walker, author of *The Color Purple*. The name also appears in place names such as Walker, Michigan, and the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, though this gallery shares its name with a benefactor rather than a direct etymological link to the occupation. Once exclusively a surname, Walker has grown steadily as a first name, especially in North America, where it carries a sturdy, outdoorsy feel—fitting for a name rooted in honest, physical work.
Boy 8 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20229 babies
- Latest (2024)
- #4786 babies
- Total births
- 44since 1976
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y