Walter Lang
There are approximately 50 people named Walter Lang living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,855,087 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Walter with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Lang. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
50
1 in 6,855,087
Named Walter
238K
Alive today
Named Lang
71K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 238K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1918
Average age: 62
Estimated bearers: 71K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #545
Per 100K: 20.86
Top ancestry: White (81.4%)
First name trend
Walter: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Walter. The peak year was 1918 with 13,418 births. The average person named Walter today is 62 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Lang surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Lang, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 81.4%.
- White81.4%
- Black or African American10.4%
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.3%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- Two or more races1.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Walter has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0694% of the US population, based on 237,731 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Lang appears at a rate of 20.86 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0209%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 50 people with the full name Walter Lang. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Walter Lang: questions and answers
How many people are named Walter Lang?
We estimate approximately 50 people in the United States share the full name Walter Lang. That works out to about 1 in 6,855,087 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0694%) with the surname frequency (20.86 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Walter Lang?
We classify Walter Lang as "Very Rare". About 1 in 6,855,087 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Walter a male or female name?
Walter is predominantly male. Out of 633,415 total SSA registrations, 99.4% were male and 0.6% were female. See the full Walter profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.