How Many People Are Named Torsten?
people named Torsten are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 496,059 people in the US has this name
Based on 705 babies named Torsten in Social Security records from 1962 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
33 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Old Norse name Þórsteinn, which meant "Thor's stone" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with steinn "stone".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Torsten in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Torsten alive today is about 17 years old, and 85% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 21 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Torsten first appears in the records in 1962 and was given most often in 2009, to 33 babies. In 2025, 14 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1962 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Torsten has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,725, in 1968. In 2025 it ranked #6,411.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,411 |
| Best rank | #2,725 (1968) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,033 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Torsten alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Torsten were born in California than in any other state: about 21 of those alive today.
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