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A name. A world of connections.
“Thor” + “rule”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Thorvald is a masculine given name documented in French, Swedish, Danish and 2 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Þorvaldr, from the components “Thor” + “rule”.
Meaning: “Thor” + “rule”
Old Norse Þorvaldr, from Þórr (“Thor”) + valdr (“rule”).
02 / Across borders
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4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Published statistics
United States, 1932: 6 boys (rank 3361).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1945–2025 Spelling: Thorvald
Recorded category boys
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Source: Statistics Norway · Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 12 | 238 | observed |
| 1946 | 11 | 253 | observed |
| 1947 | 13 | 227 | observed |
| 1948 | 6 | 320 | observed |
| 1949 | 7 | 298 | observed |
| 1950 | 11 | 243 | observed |
| 1951 | 9 | 277 | observed |
| 1952 | 7 | 316 | observed |
| 1953 | 6 | 326 | observed |
| 1954 | 9 | 274 | observed |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | 7 | 331 | observed |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | 6 | 375 | observed |
| 1960 | 4 | 468 | observed |
| 1961 | 4 | 454 | observed |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | 4 | 500 | observed |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | 4 | 515 | observed |
| 1967 | 5 | 481 | observed |
| 1968 | 4 | 528 | observed |
| 1969 | 4 | 547 | observed |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | 5 | 537 | observed |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1976 | 5 | 532 | observed |
| 1977 | 4 | 578 | observed |
| 1978 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1979 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1980 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1981 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | 4 | 566 | observed |
| 1996 | 5 | 499 | observed |
| 1997 | 6 | 453 | observed |
| 1998 | 6 | 449 | observed |
| 1999 | 4 | 537 | observed |
| 2000 | 6 | 442 | observed |
| 2001 | 4 | 525 | observed |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | 6 | 446 | observed |
| 2007 | 5 | 504 | observed |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | 12 | 336 | observed |
| 2010 | 8 | 405 | observed |
| 2011 | 6 | 452 | observed |
| 2012 | 6 | 461 | observed |
| 2013 | 13 | 322 | observed |
| 2014 | 9 | 378 | observed |
| 2015 | 15 | 295 | observed |
| 2016 | 17 | 278 | observed |
| 2017 | 11 | 336 | observed |
| 2018 | 12 | 310 | observed |
| 2019 | 11 | 329 | observed |
| 2020 | 13 | 267 | observed |
| 2021 | 6 | 388 | observed |
| 2022 | 8 | 355 | observed |
| 2023 | 10 | 335 | observed |
| 2024 | 13 | 294 | observed |
| 2025 | 14 | 274 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Thorvald” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Prime Minister of Denmark (1873–1942)
Norwegian politician (1931–2018)
Olympic canoeist (1931–2010)
Icelandic explorer
Danish architect (1846-1908)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
