Baby name
RISING BOY · ENGLISH
🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Walton
/WAWL · tuhn/
Meaning
“Wood, wall or stream town”
From an English surname taken from many Old English place names, with meanings such as 'wood town', 'wall town' or 'stream town'.
How it ages.
A sturdy, old-fashioned surname name with grandfatherly charm; short forms like Walt and Wally add warmth.
The cultural moment.
Rare today; ranked #3,315 in the United States in 2024, and last in the US top 1000 at #887 in 1954.