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Francis vs Walter

Walter leads today (#251 vs #420), and both are climbing.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Francis and Walter per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

4.4k8.9k13.3k1880192019602000FrancisWalter1880: Francis 344 · Walter 1,7551881: Francis 259 · Walter 1,6701882: Francis 327 · Walter 1,8051883: Francis 285 · Walter 1,7051884: Francis 340 · Walter 1,9021885: Francis 319 · Walter 1,8081886: Francis 344 · Walter 1,8801887: Francis 327 · Walter 1,7041888: Francis 353 · Walter 2,0401889: Francis 346 · Walter 1,9161890: Francis 363 · Walter 1,9051891: Francis 333 · Walter 1,6681892: Francis 429 · Walter 2,2291893: Francis 418 · Walter 2,0041894: Francis 423 · Walter 2,0101895: Francis 480 · Walter 2,0151896: Francis 551 · Walter 2,0171897: Francis 496 · Walter 1,8951898: Francis 541 · Walter 2,0021899: Francis 501 · Walter 1,7501900: Francis 652 · Walter 2,2981901: Francis 543 · Walter 1,7181902: Francis 597 · Walter 1,8581903: Francis 665 · Walter 1,8401904: Francis 686 · Walter 1,8731905: Francis 685 · Walter 1,9021906: Francis 737 · Walter 1,9341907: Francis 717 · Walter 2,0951908: Francis 853 · Walter 2,1921909: Francis 886 · Walter 2,2871910: Francis 1,000 · Walter 2,5961911: Francis 1,311 · Walter 3,0741912: Francis 2,516 · Walter 5,8091913: Francis 3,205 · Walter 6,8901914: Francis 3,901 · Walter 8,9621915: Francis 5,594 · Walter 11,2551916: Francis 5,652 · Walter 11,7601917: Francis 5,801 · Walter 12,5821918: Francis 6,347 · Walter 13,3381919: Francis 5,726 · Walter 12,8791920: Francis 6,241 · Walter 13,2941921: Francis 6,293 · Walter 13,0041922: Francis 6,147 · Walter 12,6311923: Francis 6,087 · Walter 12,4331924: Francis 6,131 · Walter 12,6961925: Francis 5,978 · Walter 12,1301926: Francis 5,789 · Walter 11,7741927: Francis 5,644 · Walter 11,3461928: Francis 5,516 · Walter 10,6511929: Francis 5,270 · Walter 9,8501930: Francis 4,990 · Walter 9,7311931: Francis 4,735 · Walter 8,9401932: Francis 4,388 · Walter 8,6671933: Francis 4,093 · Walter 7,7561934: Francis 4,006 · Walter 8,0921935: Francis 3,894 · Walter 7,8161936: Francis 3,876 · Walter 7,5361937: Francis 3,730 · Walter 7,4881938: Francis 3,951 · Walter 7,5601939: Francis 3,721 · Walter 7,3221940: Francis 3,607 · Walter 7,7231941: Francis 3,738 · Walter 7,7451942: Francis 4,297 · Walter 8,6821943: Francis 4,068 · Walter 9,0351944: Francis 3,652 · Walter 8,1591945: Francis 3,448 · Walter 7,5741946: Francis 4,006 · Walter 8,6681947: Francis 4,208 · Walter 9,2181948: Francis 4,214 · Walter 8,6271949: Francis 4,281 · Walter 8,2971950: Francis 4,082 · Walter 7,7981951: Francis 4,199 · Walter 8,0381952: Francis 3,979 · Walter 7,8971953: Francis 3,875 · Walter 7,5091954: Francis 3,686 · Walter 7,4861955: Francis 3,439 · Walter 7,2991956: Francis 3,301 · Walter 7,0191957: Francis 2,936 · Walter 6,7071958: Francis 2,620 · Walter 6,3161959: Francis 2,649 · Walter 6,1281960: Francis 2,416 · Walter 5,7631961: Francis 2,345 · Walter 5,4671962: Francis 2,293 · Walter 5,2821963: Francis 2,174 · Walter 5,0681964: Francis 2,068 · Walter 4,8431965: Francis 1,815 · Walter 4,4831966: Francis 1,696 · Walter 4,0571967: Francis 1,583 · Walter 3,8081968: Francis 1,515 · Walter 3,5891969: Francis 1,429 · Walter 3,5691970: Francis 1,389 · Walter 3,5841971: Francis 1,209 · Walter 3,3561972: Francis 989 · Walter 2,9181973: Francis 979 · Walter 2,6261974: Francis 888 · Walter 2,4871975: Francis 957 · Walter 2,3551976: Francis 836 · Walter 2,1011977: Francis 896 · Walter 2,1851978: Francis 940 · Walter 1,9911979: Francis 929 · Walter 2,1231980: Francis 922 · Walter 2,0091981: Francis 974 · Walter 1,9901982: Francis 981 · Walter 1,9121983: Francis 961 · Walter 1,7671984: Francis 902 · Walter 1,6891985: Francis 935 · Walter 1,6901986: Francis 915 · Walter 1,7151987: Francis 949 · Walter 1,5741988: Francis 952 · Walter 1,6101989: Francis 921 · Walter 1,6121990: Francis 919 · Walter 1,6141991: Francis 824 · Walter 1,5391992: Francis 803 · Walter 1,4211993: Francis 753 · Walter 1,3561994: Francis 726 · Walter 1,1521995: Francis 697 · Walter 1,0621996: Francis 607 · Walter 1,0351997: Francis 628 · Walter 1,0271998: Francis 580 · Walter 8961999: Francis 542 · Walter 9182000: Francis 559 · Walter 9492001: Francis 546 · Walter 8262002: Francis 464 · Walter 8332003: Francis 465 · Walter 7752004: Francis 456 · Walter 7672005: Francis 463 · Walter 7702006: Francis 451 · Walter 8502007: Francis 402 · Walter 8102008: Francis 368 · Walter 7642009: Francis 359 · Walter 7892010: Francis 358 · Walter 7842011: Francis 387 · Walter 8012012: Francis 430 · Walter 8052013: Francis 539 · Walter 9392014: Francis 593 · Walter 9872015: Francis 622 · Walter 1,1582016: Francis 638 · Walter 1,1722017: Francis 662 · Walter 1,3662018: Francis 610 · Walter 1,3132019: Francis 605 · Walter 1,2822020: Francis 616 · Walter 1,2402021: Francis 637 · Walter 1,2812022: Francis 664 · Walter 1,2782023: Francis 677 · Walter 1,2762024: Francis 695 · Walter 1,2692025: Francis 769 · Walter 1,381
FrancisWalter

Head to head

FrancisWalter
2025 rank
#420
#251
Babies named in 2025
769
1,381
Peak year
1915
1892
Trend
Rising since 2009
Rising since 2008
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
290,490
631,172
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