Girls' name · since 1895
Borghild
Borghild has 361 recorded births since 1895 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,387 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 361
- born since 1895
- 1910s
- peak decade
Borghild is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 361 have been recorded since 1895.
Social Security Administration records show Borghild recorded 361 times among girls since 1895, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 1930.
- #14,387 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 361 born since 1895
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Borghild ranks #14,387 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 361 born since 1895, peaking in the 1910s.
- #14,387 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 361
- born since 1895
- 1910s
- peak decade
Borghild's 361 recorded births place it above 80.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Borghild's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Borghild's full recorded timeline at 1914, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1896, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Borghild popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–1930
- Peak year (1915)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Borghild by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (205 births, 57% of the file).
1910s was Borghild's strongest decade.
205 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Borghild births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 27
1890s
27 births
- 1900s 47
1900s
47 births
- 1910s
1910s
205 births
- 1920s 73
1920s
73 births
- 1930s 9
1930s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 205 births (57% of all-time use).
Borghild by state
Where Borghild concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 43 | 11.9% |
| #2 | North Dakota | | 43 | 11.9% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 11 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Washington | | 6 | 1.7% |
43 of 361 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Borghild's data
- Borghild's decade-level peak was the 1910s (205 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Borghilds (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Borghild: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1895–1930 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Borghild draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.