Boys' name · since 1912

Halvor

108 babies named Halvor in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,919 of 45,481
all-time among boys
108
born since 1912
1910s
peak decade

108 boys have been named Halvor since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Halvor has been recorded 108 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1934.

  • #16,919 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 108 born since 1912
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Halvor ranks #16,919 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 108 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.

#16,919 of 45,481
all-time among boys
108
born since 1912
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Halvor's 108 recorded births place it above 62.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Halvor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Halvor splits its recorded history at 1924: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Halvor popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1934

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1916)
10
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
4681012 191219151917191919241927193019331934 5

Halvor by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (48 births, 44% of the file).

1910s was Halvor's strongest decade.

48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Halvor births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 48 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Halvor? ▼
108 babies have been named Halvor since 1912. All-time, it sits at #16,919 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1916 with 10 births.
Where does Halvor sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Halvor ranks #16,919 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Halvor most popular? ▼
Halvor was most popular in the 1910s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Halvor been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Halvor since 1912 -- 23 years through the most recent 1934 data.
What names are similar to Halvor? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hal, Hallie, Hale, Halen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Halvor's data

  • Halvor's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (48 total births) through the 1930s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Halvor

Nearby Names Like Halvor

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Halvor

Hal Boy
#3132 16,784 births
Hallie Boy
1,335 births
Hale Boy
#6463 1,282 births
Halen Boy
#3102 1,255 births
Halbert Boy
1,137 births

Compare Halvor side by side: Halvor vs Hal Halvor vs Hallie Halvor vs Hale

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Names with a similar number of total births

Alba
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Tildon
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Benney
108 births · Peak 1921
Canuto
108 births · Peak 1932
Gurnie
108 births · Peak 1915
Ison
108 births · Peak 2013

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Halvor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1912–1934 (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 Halvor 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.