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Borghild

Feminine

1895high 1915
Rare todaygiven to only a few children a year
rare

Borghild entered the US charts in 1895, peaked at #1043 in 1906, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.

How old is the name Borghild?

Borghild first appears in US birth records in 1895 — 130 years ago. The typical Borghild alive today was born around 1915, making them about 110 years old. Fewer than a hundred people named Borghild are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.

When was the name Borghild most popular?

Borghild peaked in 1906, reaching #1043 nationally. See the whole 1906 chart.

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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

GIRLS NAMED · 1895–20253317033918951930

US babies named Borghild per year from 1895 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#10431890s1930s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1895
Most girls named
191533 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#1043reached in 1906
Change vs 1927
+50.0%9 in 1930, from 6
Borghild sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1915, with 33 girls. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Borghilds among us

Fewer than a hundred people named Borghild are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Is it right for you

Fashion outlook

Borghild sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.

Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them

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Frequently asked

How many Borghilds are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. Fewer than a hundred people named Borghild are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
How popular is the name Borghild in 2025?
Borghild is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
Will my child share the name Borghild with classmates?
Borghild will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology

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