# Torben (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/torben/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 431 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 431 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 223, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | 12,140 |
| 2012 | 9 | 8,800 |
| 2013 | 9 | 8,703 |
| 2014 | 16 | 5,698 |
| 2015 | 19 | 5,036 |
| 2016 | 12 | 7,104 |
| 2017 | 26 | 4,097 |
| 2018 | 23 | 4,469 |
| 2019 | 31 | 3,629 |
| 2020 | 28 | 3,802 |
| 2021 | 30 | 3,726 |
| 2022 | 33 | 3,526 |
| 2023 | 25 | 4,328 |
| 2024 | 23 | 4,557 |
| 2025 | 35 | 3,373 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8 | 2,390 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2,458 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2,403 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2,964 |
| 2015 | 11 | 2,020 |
| 2016 | 19 | 1,363 |
| 2017 | 11 | 2,052 |
| 2018 | 18 | 1,382 |
| 2019 | 18 | 1,369 |
| 2020 | 19 | 1,314 |
| 2021 | 12 | 1,860 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1,609 |
| 2023 | 14 | 1,701 |
| 2024 | 20 | 1,322 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2,014 |

## People named Torben

- Torben Ulrich, Danish tennis player, jazz musician, filmmaker and writer (1928–2023)
- Torben Grael, Brazilian sailor
- Torben Piechnik, Danish footballer
- Torben Frank, Danish footballer
- Torben Meyer, actor (1884-1975)
- Torben Lund, Danish politician
- Torben Liebrecht, German actor and screenwriter
- Torben Grimmel, Danish sports shooter
- Torben Müsel, German footballer
- Torben Rhein, German footballer
- Torben Joneleit, German footballer
- Sebastian, Danish singer, guitarist and composer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.