Given name & surname
Thorvald
“follower of Thor”
Thorvald is a variant of Thorald. One interpretation is “follower of Thor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Thorvald is a variant of Thorald. One interpretation is “follower of Thor.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Thorvald is a variant of Thor. The history of Thor gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Thor is associated with the god of thunder.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Thorvald through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 114
- 114 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1932. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 99 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Thorvald’s family of names
Thorvald has a surname derivative in Thorvaldsen. Thorvald has a related form in Thor. Thorvald has a related form in Thorald.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Thorvald has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
4 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Thorvald
- Thorvald StauningPrime Minister of Denmark (1873–1942)
- Thorvald StoltenbergNorwegian politician (1931–2018)
- Thorvald StrömbergOlympic canoeist (1931–2010)
- Thorvald EirikssonIcelandic explorer975–1006
- Thorvald BindesbøllDanish architect (1846-1908)
- Thorvald N. ThieleDanish astronomer (1838–1910)
- Thorvald AagaardDanish composer, organist and college teacher (1877–1937)
- Thorvald EllegaardDanish cyclist (1877–1954)
- Thorvald EigenbrodDanish field hockey player (1892-1977)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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