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Walter vs Francis

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

145 years, head to head

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

4.4k8.9k13.3k1880192019602000WalterFrancis1880: Walter 1,755 · Francis 3441881: Walter 1,670 · Francis 2591882: Walter 1,805 · Francis 3271883: Walter 1,705 · Francis 2851884: Walter 1,902 · Francis 3401885: Walter 1,808 · Francis 3191886: Walter 1,880 · Francis 3441887: Walter 1,704 · Francis 3271888: Walter 2,040 · Francis 3531889: Walter 1,916 · Francis 3461890: Walter 1,905 · Francis 3631891: Walter 1,668 · Francis 3331892: Walter 2,229 · Francis 4291893: Walter 2,004 · Francis 4181894: Walter 2,010 · Francis 4231895: Walter 2,015 · Francis 4801896: Walter 2,017 · Francis 5511897: Walter 1,895 · Francis 4961898: Walter 2,002 · Francis 5411899: Walter 1,750 · Francis 5011900: Walter 2,298 · Francis 6521901: Walter 1,718 · Francis 5431902: Walter 1,858 · Francis 5971903: Walter 1,840 · Francis 6651904: Walter 1,873 · Francis 6861905: Walter 1,902 · Francis 6851906: Walter 1,934 · Francis 7371907: Walter 2,095 · Francis 7171908: Walter 2,192 · Francis 8531909: Walter 2,287 · Francis 8861910: Walter 2,596 · Francis 1,0001911: Walter 3,074 · Francis 1,3111912: Walter 5,809 · Francis 2,5161913: Walter 6,890 · Francis 3,2051914: Walter 8,962 · Francis 3,9011915: Walter 11,255 · Francis 5,5941916: Walter 11,760 · Francis 5,6521917: Walter 12,582 · Francis 5,8011918: Walter 13,338 · Francis 6,3471919: Walter 12,879 · Francis 5,7261920: Walter 13,294 · Francis 6,2411921: Walter 13,004 · Francis 6,2931922: Walter 12,631 · Francis 6,1471923: Walter 12,433 · Francis 6,0871924: Walter 12,696 · Francis 6,1311925: Walter 12,130 · Francis 5,9781926: Walter 11,774 · Francis 5,7891927: Walter 11,346 · Francis 5,6441928: Walter 10,651 · Francis 5,5161929: Walter 9,850 · Francis 5,2701930: Walter 9,731 · Francis 4,9901931: Walter 8,940 · Francis 4,7351932: Walter 8,667 · Francis 4,3881933: Walter 7,756 · Francis 4,0931934: Walter 8,092 · Francis 4,0061935: Walter 7,816 · Francis 3,8941936: Walter 7,536 · Francis 3,8761937: Walter 7,488 · Francis 3,7301938: Walter 7,560 · Francis 3,9511939: Walter 7,322 · Francis 3,7211940: Walter 7,723 · Francis 3,6071941: Walter 7,745 · Francis 3,7381942: Walter 8,682 · Francis 4,2971943: Walter 9,035 · Francis 4,0681944: Walter 8,159 · Francis 3,6521945: Walter 7,574 · Francis 3,4481946: Walter 8,668 · Francis 4,0061947: Walter 9,218 · Francis 4,2081948: Walter 8,627 · Francis 4,2141949: Walter 8,297 · Francis 4,2811950: Walter 7,798 · Francis 4,0821951: Walter 8,038 · Francis 4,1991952: Walter 7,897 · Francis 3,9791953: Walter 7,509 · Francis 3,8751954: Walter 7,486 · Francis 3,6861955: Walter 7,299 · Francis 3,4391956: Walter 7,019 · Francis 3,3011957: Walter 6,707 · Francis 2,9361958: Walter 6,316 · Francis 2,6201959: Walter 6,128 · Francis 2,6491960: Walter 5,763 · Francis 2,4161961: Walter 5,467 · Francis 2,3451962: Walter 5,282 · Francis 2,2931963: Walter 5,068 · Francis 2,1741964: Walter 4,843 · Francis 2,0681965: Walter 4,483 · Francis 1,8151966: Walter 4,057 · Francis 1,6961967: Walter 3,808 · Francis 1,5831968: Walter 3,589 · Francis 1,5151969: Walter 3,569 · Francis 1,4291970: Walter 3,584 · Francis 1,3891971: Walter 3,356 · Francis 1,2091972: Walter 2,918 · Francis 9891973: Walter 2,626 · Francis 9791974: Walter 2,487 · Francis 8881975: Walter 2,355 · Francis 9571976: Walter 2,101 · Francis 8361977: Walter 2,185 · Francis 8961978: Walter 1,991 · Francis 9401979: Walter 2,123 · Francis 9291980: Walter 2,009 · Francis 9221981: Walter 1,990 · Francis 9741982: Walter 1,912 · Francis 9811983: Walter 1,767 · Francis 9611984: Walter 1,689 · Francis 9021985: Walter 1,690 · Francis 9351986: Walter 1,715 · Francis 9151987: Walter 1,574 · Francis 9491988: Walter 1,610 · Francis 9521989: Walter 1,612 · Francis 9211990: Walter 1,614 · Francis 9191991: Walter 1,539 · Francis 8241992: Walter 1,421 · Francis 8031993: Walter 1,356 · Francis 7531994: Walter 1,152 · Francis 7261995: Walter 1,062 · Francis 6971996: Walter 1,035 · Francis 6071997: Walter 1,027 · Francis 6281998: Walter 896 · Francis 5801999: Walter 918 · Francis 5422000: Walter 949 · Francis 5592001: Walter 826 · Francis 5462002: Walter 833 · Francis 4642003: Walter 775 · Francis 4652004: Walter 767 · Francis 4562005: Walter 770 · Francis 4632006: Walter 850 · Francis 4512007: Walter 810 · Francis 4022008: Walter 764 · Francis 3682009: Walter 789 · Francis 3592010: Walter 784 · Francis 3582011: Walter 801 · Francis 3872012: Walter 805 · Francis 4302013: Walter 939 · Francis 5392014: Walter 987 · Francis 5932015: Walter 1,158 · Francis 6222016: Walter 1,172 · Francis 6382017: Walter 1,366 · Francis 6622018: Walter 1,313 · Francis 6102019: Walter 1,282 · Francis 6052020: Walter 1,240 · Francis 6162021: Walter 1,281 · Francis 6372022: Walter 1,278 · Francis 6642023: Walter 1,276 · Francis 6772024: Walter 1,269 · Francis 6952025: Walter 1,381 · Francis 769
WalterFrancis

Head to head

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