How Many People Are Named Walburga?
An estimated 1 people in the United States have the first name Walburga. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 101 years old, and Walburga peaked in popularity in 1918 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Walburga as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Walburga paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 101, Walburga is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1935.
- Walburga is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
1
About 1 in 342,754,338 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
101
years old
Peak Year
1918
9 births
Total Registered
80
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Walburga
Walburga is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 80 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Walburga as a female name
Ranked #5,742 in 1925
5 female births in 1925
Peak: 1918 (9 births)
Walburga: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Walburga span from the 1890s to the 1920s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 36 babies were registered. While Walburga is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Walburga by Decade
How has Walburga tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Walburga + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Walburga as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Walburga: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Walburga?
We estimate approximately 1 people named Walburga are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this first name.
Is Walburga a common name?
Walburga is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 3.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 80 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Walburga most popular?
Walburga reached peak popularity in 1918, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Walburga is approximately 101 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Walburga a female name?
Walburga is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Walburga Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Walburga Smith, Walburga Johnson, Walburga Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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