Name meaning & stats
Walt
Walt means “ruler of the army” (Germanic origin). 2,164 US babies since 1940, peak 1959.
What it means
“ruler of the army”
GermanicPet form of Walter
In US birth records
Peak year: 1959
2,164 US babies were named Walt between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Walt (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Name twins (peaked around 1959)