Gender: Boy
Meaning: One who walks or cloth walker
Origin: Old English
Popularity: Ranked #82 in 2024 with 4,023 babies born.
History: Walker is an Old English occupational surname for a person who walked on cloth to clean and thicken it during the textile-making process, a trade known as fulling. It transitioned into a given name in the United States during the 20th century. It gained broader use following the popularity of the television series Walker, Texas Ranger starring Chuck Norris.
Famous people named Walker: Walker, Texas Ranger (TV show), Paul Walker (actor)
Name length: 6 letters
How common is Walker? About 1 in 804 babies born in 2024 were named Walker, or roughly 11.3 per day in the United States.
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