Recorded 1893–1925 Girls' name Peak 1918 80 births

Walburga — girls' name

80 babies named Walburga in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s281900s51910s361920s11
1910s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Walburga was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

9 babies were named Walburga in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Walburga

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Walburga between 1893 and 1925, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Walburga currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Walburga performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Walburga shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Walburga 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 80 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.

Walburga at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

80

Since 1893

33 years of records

Peak year

1918

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1893

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1925

Walburga popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1893

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1918)
9
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Walburga by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
36 births that decade — 45% of Walburga's all-time total
1890s281900s51910s361920s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Walburga?
80 babies have been named Walburga since 1893. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1918 with 9 births.
When was Walburga most popular?
Walburga was most popular in the 1910s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Walburga been used?
Walburga has been recorded in Social Security data since 1893, spanning 33 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Walburga?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Walter, Walker, Wallace, Wallis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1893–1925 (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.