Recorded 1912–1934 Boys' name Peak 1916 108 births

Halvor — boys' name

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.

1910s481920s381930s22
1910s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Halvor was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

10 babies were named Halvor in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Halvor

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Halvor between 1912 and 1934, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Halvor currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Halvor performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Halvor shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Halvor in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 108 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Halvor at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

108

Since 1912

23 years of records

Peak year

1916

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1912

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1934

Halvor popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1916)
10
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4681012 193419321929192519211918191619131912 5

Halvor by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
48 births that decade — 44% of Halvor's all-time total
1910s481920s381930s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Halvor?
108 babies have been named Halvor since 1912. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1916 with 10 births.
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?
Halvor has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 23 years of data through 1934.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1912–1934 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.