The first name Thorsten
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Thorsten last appeared in the official list in 2018, given to 3 boys.
3
babies named Thorsten, 1996–2025
#4,749
rank in 2018
2018
peak year
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Thorsten with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Thorsten at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 13 boys born in the United States were named Thorsten, the 6,764th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2020, when 18 were.
233
babies named Thorsten since 1880
#6,764
rank in 2025
2020
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Thorsten
12 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Thorsten FinkGerman association football player and manager, born 1967
- Thorsten MargisGerman bobsledder, born 1989
- Thorsten KirschbaumGerman footballer, born 1987
- Thorsten KayeGerman-British actor, born 1966
- Thorsten WeidnerGerman fencer, born 1967
- Thorsten SchickAustrian association football player, born 1990
- Thorsten SchmittGerman Nordic combined skier, born 1975
- Thorsten WilhelmsGerman cyclist, born 1969
- Thorsten LegatGerman association football player and manager, born 1968
- Thorsten RundGerman bicycle racer, born 1976
- Thorsten RöcherAustrian footballer, born 1991
- Thorsten KinhöferGerman football referee in the Fußball-Bundesliga, born 1968
Questions
- How popular is the name Thorsten?
- In 2018, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Thorsten, ranking 4,749th.
- Is Thorsten a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 233 US babies named Thorsten since 1880 were boys.
- When was Thorsten most popular?
- 2020 in the United States, when 18 babies were named Thorsten, its highest rank at 5,204th.