The baby name Walt is a Boy name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced WAWLT.
The baby name Walt is a boy name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced WAWLT.
Walt is English, Germanic in Origin.
Walt is an English short form of Walter, whose root lies in continental Germanic naming. The earliest reconstructable and attested medieval forms include Old High German Walthari, also Latinized as Waltharius. Its two elements are walt-, connected with Old High German waltan, to rule or wield power, and hari, army. The literal sense is therefore army ruler, not a separate native word in English.
As a nickname, Walt followed Walter in English use after the Norman Conquest, though it became especially visible in the United States through Walt Whitman and Walt Disney. Walter remained the formal register, while Walt suited mid-century American public names. Cognates include German Walther, Dutch Wouter or Wauter, Italian Gualtiero, French Gauthier, and Scandinavian Valter. Recent U.S. birth data place Walt outside the Top 1000, mostly as a standalone revival nickname.
| Walt Disney Walt Disney was the American animator and film producer best known for co-creating Mickey Mouse and building Disney into a major entertainment company. A pioneer in animation, he helped shape classic films like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Fantasia, and Cinderella. | Walt Dohrn Walt Dohrn is an American writer, director, animator, musician, and voice actor best known for his work on the Shrek films. He voiced Rumpelstiltskin in Shrek Forever After and also played various characters in Shrek the Third. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #165 | 24 | 401 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #251 | 6 | 7,111 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #305 | 15 | 9,639 |
| PE | 0 | #324 | 6 | 6,350 | |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #355 | 4 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #411 | 3 | 5,922 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #470 | 18 | 10,188 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #495 | 5 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #502 | 4 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #507 | 4 | 7,768 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #553 | 5 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #618 | 5 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #656 | 10 | 13,390 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #694 | 4 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #762 | 6 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #782 | 4 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #831 | 48 | 14,506 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #859 | 34 | 7,044 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #898 | 23 | 15,656 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #919 | 12 | 5,610 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #930 | 22 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #933 | 20 | 5,697 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #972 | 11 | 16,355 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #997 | 5 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 4 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,155 | 24 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,165 | 12 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,191 | 9 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,425 | 47 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Walt is popular in 50 countries — most recent births per country:
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