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Torsten
OriginSwedish from Old Norse
Meaning"Thor's stone"
About Torsten
Scandinavian names are fashionable these days, and Torsten is one that is used only occasionally: About 20 baby boys were named Torsten in the US last year.
Pronounced TOR-sten.
As of October 2026, Torsten ranked #6415 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2727 in 1968.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,685 | 21 | 10.9 |
| 2015 | #3,582 | 31 | 16.2 |
| 2016 | #4,311 | 24 | 12.6 |
| 2017 | #4,317 | 24 | 13 |
| 2018 | #4,205 | 25 | 13.8 |
| 2019 | #4,218 | 25 | 13.9 |
| 2020 | #3,905 | 27 | 15.6 |
| 2021 | #4,350 | 24 | 13.7 |
| 2022 | #4,420 | 24 | 13.7 |
| 2023 | #4,870 | 21 | 12.3 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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- Torsten Nils Wiesel
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