Thorben
Torbjörn, Thorbjörn, Torbjørn, or Thorbjørn are modern Swedish, Norwegian and Danish forms of the Old Norse and Icelandic name Þorbjörn, meaning thunder and bear.
- Danish
- German
Meaning & Origin of Thorben
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Torbjörn, Thorbjörn, Torbjørn, or Thorbjørn are modern Swedish, Norwegian and Danish forms of the Old Norse and Icelandic name Þorbjörn, meaning thunder and bear.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Danish
- German
The Story of Thorben
The earliest SSA record of Thorben as a baby boy name dates back to 2019, when 6 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Thorben — #10,798 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Thorbens. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 12 Thorbens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Thorben
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Thorben. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Tarben
- Torben
Names that sound like Thorben
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About the name Thorben
Thorben is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2019 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Thorben's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #10,798. Use the chart and map above to compare Thorben's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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