Thorfinn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- THOR-fin
- Origin
- Old Norse
Thorfinn is a boys' name of Old Norse origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Thorfinn mean?
Old Norse: Old Norse Thorfinnr: Thor + Finnr
Borne by Thorfinn Sigurdsson, 11th-century Earl of Orkney, and Thorfinn Karlsefni, who led an Icelandic attempt to settle Vinland.
Is Thorfinn a girl's or a boy's name?
Thorfinn is a boys' name.
How popular is Thorfinn in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Thorfinn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Thorfinn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 2 | #6,336 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 2 | #6,210 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 2 | #6,146 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 2 | #3,878 |
| 1998 | 2 | #3,848 |
| 1997 | 2 | #3,812 |
Names like Thorfinn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Brody, Kayden, Rowan, Ronnie, Lochlan, Logan, Teddy, Conan, Finley, Cody, Caelan
More Old Norse names
Freya, Ralph, Eric, Astrid, Colby, Rafe, Odin, Ralphie, Erik, Freyja, Erick, Bo, Ronald, Bjorn, Erica, Raife
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Thorfinn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/thorfinn, updated 20 October 2026.