Girls' name · since 1892
Valborg
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.
- #16,057 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 295
- born since 1892
- 1910s
- peak decade
Valborg sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 295 recorded since 1892.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valborg has been recorded 295 times among girls since 1892, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1892 to 1934.
- #16,057 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 295 born since 1892
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valborg ranks #16,057 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 295 born since 1892, peaking in the 1910s.
- #16,057 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 295
- born since 1892
- 1910s
- peak decade
Valborg's 295 recorded births place it above 77.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Valborg's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Valborg splits its recorded history at 1916: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1892 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Valborg popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–1934
- Peak year (1915)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Valborg by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (150 births, 51% of the file).
1910s was Valborg's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Valborg births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 40
1900s
40 births
- 1910s
1910s
150 births
- 1920s
1920s
80 births
- 1930s 8
1930s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 150 births (51% of all-time use).
Valborg by state
Where Valborg concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 82 | 27.8% |
| #2 | North Dakota | | 13 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 11 | 3.7% |
82 of 295 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Valborg's decade-level peak was the 1910s (150 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Valborgs (82 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 Valborg: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~42 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, 1892–1934 (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 Valborg 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.