Girls' name · since 1893
Walburga
Walburga has 80 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1893
- 1910s
- peak decade
80 girls have been named Walburga since 1893, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Walburga recorded 80 times among girls since 1893, 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 1893 to 1925.
- #29,693 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 80 born since 1893
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Walburga ranks #29,693 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 1893, peaking in the 1910s.
- #29,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1893
- 1910s
- peak decade
Walburga's 80 recorded births place it above 58.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Walburga's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Walburga's SSA record in two at 1913 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1893, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Walburga popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–1925
- Peak year (1918)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Walburga by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (36 births, 45% of the file).
1910s was Walburga's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Walburga births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
28 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
36 births
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 36 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Walburga's decade-level peak was the 1910s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1920s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Walburga: 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 (~32 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, 1893–1925 (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 Walburga 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.