Torsten
Boy · TOR-sten · Old Norse
Torsten is a boys' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “Thor's stone”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Torsten mean?
Old Norse: Scandinavian and German form of Thorsteinn
“Thor's stone”
Its Old Norse form, Thorsteinn, is one of the commonest names in the Icelandic sagas.
- Say it
- TOR-sten
Is Torsten a girl's or a boy's name?
Torsten is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Torsten in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Torsten, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,143rd. Its busiest year was 2010, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Torsten in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Torsten in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
How popular is Torsten in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Torsten, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,808th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 33 boys. It first appears in the records in 1962.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Torsten than any year since 2004.
Half of all the boys named Torsten in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Torsten in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 21 | #4,738 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,243 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,090 |
| 2017 | 24 | #4,220 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,198 |
| 2015 | 31 | #3,512 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 30 | #3,495 |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,711 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,707 |
| 2009 | 33 | #3,330 |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,041 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,685 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,671 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,321 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,426 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,519 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,575 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,638 |
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