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Thorvald

/ˈθɔɹvɑld/ · 100% boys · last recorded 1932

Thorvald has been given to about 114 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1916, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈθɔɹvɑld/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 10
Median age today101 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Thorvald per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1916 · 14
  • Born in 20250
  • All time114

How popular is Thorvald?

Its best year was 1916, when 14 babies were given the name, ranking 2143rd. The typical living American called Thorvald is about 101 years old today.

Names that sound like Thorvald

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Donald0.62
  2. Ronald0.62
  3. Oswald0.62
  4. Gerald0.55
  5. Jerald0.55
  6. Thomas0.53
  7. Harold0.47
  8. Thad0.49

Middle names for Thorvald

Ranked by flow score
  1. Thorvald John0.77
  2. Thorvald Lee0.77
  3. Thorvald Bryce0.76
  4. Thorvald Ross0.76
  5. Thorvald Quinn0.76
  6. Thorvald Neal0.76

Sibling names for Thorvald

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.57
  2. Cleoeither · 0.57
  3. Opalsister · 0.57
  4. Estellesister · 0.56
  5. Soleither · 0.49
  6. Forestbrother · 0.48

Where Thorvald is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Thorvald Anderson0.74
    2. Thorvald White0.72
    3. Thorvald Reyes0.72
    4. Thorvald Nguyen0.72
    5. Thorvald Moore0.72
    6. Thorvald Lee0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Thorvald

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025
    4. Norway1945–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.