Borghild
Borghild is a female given name formed from "borg" (protection) and "hild" (battle).
- Norwegian
- Norse Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Borghild
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Borghild is a female given name formed from "borg" (protection) and "hild" (battle).
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Norwegian
- Norse Mythology
The Story of Borghild
American parents first put Borghild on the record books as a baby girl name in 1895, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 33 Borghilds were born — ranking #1,190 that year. About 57% of every Borghild on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Borghild last appeared in the published SSA data in 1930, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 361 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Borghild
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Borghild. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Borghildr
Names that sound like Borghild
Phonetically similar names — useful when Borghild is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Bargeld
- Beguiled
- Burgled
- Boggled
- Barreled
- Begild
- Boride
- Barcode
- Bargained
- Barfield
- Barkle
- Beguile
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Borghild
Borghild is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1895 and has accumulated 361 births in the dataset. Borghild's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #1,190. Use the chart and map above to compare Borghild's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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