Walter dog name
We found 630 dogs named Walter in the public pet registers of 22 places. Combining all places, Walter is the #196 dog name. Almost all dogs named Walter are male.
🐱 Walter is also a cat name (#281 for cats, 26 cats).
Walter as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #346 of 51,228 | 195 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #179 of 34,500 | 265 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #203 of 10,500 | 39 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #87 of 8,191 | 37 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #714 of 4,586 | 3 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #48 of 4,375 | 30 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #393 of 4,602 | 5 | 1999–2026 |
| Noosa Australia | #298 of 3,045 | 5 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #928 of 2,965 | 1 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #390 of 2,906 | 3 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #88 of 2,440 | 10 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #847 of 3,446 | 1 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #65 of 2,588 | 12 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #189 of 1,974 | 5 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #269 of 1,888 | 3 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #580 of 1,965 | 1 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #191 of 2,347 | 3 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #264 of 1,917 | 2 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #150 of 1,161 | 3 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #63 of 1,280 | 5 | 2019 |
| Adelaide Australia | #228 of 958 | 1 | 2014 |
| Nariño (municipality) Colombia | #112 of 353 | 1 | 2020 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Walter. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
6 female and 526 male dogs named Walter, in the places that record sex.
Walter over the years
Dogs named Walter per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Walter
Compared to all dogs, Walter is especially common among French Bulldogs (3.5×), Cockapoos (2.8×), Welsh Corgis (2.6×), Jack Russell Terriers (2.1×) and Pugs (2.1×).
Based on 530 dogs named Walter with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Walter as a baby name
Walter was the #251 boys' name in the US in 2025 (1,381 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #29 for boys in Sweden, #48 for boys in Denmark, #106 for boys in Norway and #147 for boys in New Zealand. See Walter as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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