Recorded 1892–1934 Girls' name Peak 1915 295 births

Valborg — girls' name

295 babies named Valborg in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s171900s401910s1501920s801930s8
1910s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Valborg was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

33 babies were named Valborg in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valborg

The Social Security Administration has registered 295 babies named Valborg between 1892 and 1934, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valborg currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valborg performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 150 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Valborg shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 82 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Dakota and Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Valborg in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valborg 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 295 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.

Valborg at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

295

Since 1892

43 years of records

Peak year

1915

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1892

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1934

Valborg popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1892

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1915)
33
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
010203040 19341925192119171913190719001892 5

Valborg by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
150 births that decade — 51% of Valborg's all-time total
1890s171900s401910s1501920s801930s8

Valborg by state

Where Valborg concentrates geographically — total births since 1892

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Valborg
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
82 27.8%
#2 North Dakota
13 4.4%
#3 Wisconsin
11 3.7%
Minnesota share of Valborg's total US births 27.8%
Even split

82 of 295 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valborg?
295 babies have been named Valborg since 1892. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1915 with 33 births.
When was Valborg most popular?
Valborg was most popular in the 1910s decade with 150 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Valborg most popular?
The top states for the name Valborg are Minnesota (82 births), North Dakota (13 births), Wisconsin (11 births).
How long has the name Valborg been used?
Valborg has been recorded in Social Security data since 1892, spanning 43 years of data through 1934.
What names are similar to Valborg?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Valerie, Valeria, Valentina, Valarie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1892–1934 (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.