Tormund
Tormund Giantsbane is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones.
Meaning & Origin of Tormund
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tormund Giantsbane is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones.
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The Story of Tormund
Tormund first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2020, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 10 Tormunds were born — ranking #7,499 that year. As of 2026, Tormund ranks #7,499 for baby boys with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10 Tormunds 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 Tormund
Tormund is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2020 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Tormund's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #7,499. Use the chart and map above to compare Tormund'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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