Thorfinn
Thorfinn (Þorfinnr) is a Scandinavian name, which originally referred to the god Thor and the nomadic mobile lifestyles of the native indigenous peoples of northern Scandinavia. This name survived into Christian times.
Meaning & Origin of Thorfinn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Thorfinn (Þorfinnr) is a Scandinavian name, which originally referred to the god Thor and the nomadic mobile lifestyles of the native indigenous peoples of northern Scandinavia. This name survived into Christian times.
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The Story of Thorfinn
Thorfinn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2023, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 9 Thorfinns were born — ranking #8,287 that year. As of 2026, Thorfinn ranks #8,287 for baby boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 17 Thorfinns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Thorfinn
Thorfinn is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2023 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Thorfinn's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #8,287. Use the chart and map above to compare Thorfinn'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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