Torsten comes from the Danish / German / Swedish tradition, meaning The Stone of Thor.
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How popular is Torsten?
2009peak year
Torsten has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #4359), with about 24 babies named Torsten each year. In 2009, 33 babies received the name (ranked #3393). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 691.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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