The first name Torben
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 12 boys were named Torben, making it the 2,014th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 20 births (#1,322).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Torben with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Torben at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 35 boys born in the United States were named Torben, the 3,373rd most popular boys’ name that 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 Torben
12 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Torben UlrichDanish tennis player, jazz musician, filmmaker and writer (1928–2023)
- Torben GraelBrazilian sailor, born 1960
- Torben PiechnikDanish footballer, born 1963
- Torben FrankDanish footballer, born 1968
- Torben MeyerActor (1884-1975)
- Torben LundDanish politician, born 1950
- Torben LiebrechtGerman actor and screenwriter, born 1977
- Torben GrimmelDanish sports shooter, born 1975
- Torben MüselGerman footballer, born 1999
- Torben RheinGerman footballer, born 2003
- Torben JoneleitGerman footballer, born 1987
- SebastianDanish singer, guitarist and composer, born 1949
Questions
- How popular is the name Torben?
- In 2025, 12 boys born in England and Wales were named Torben, ranking 2,014th. Its peak was 2024, with 20 births.
- Is Torben a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 431 US babies named Torben since 1880 were boys.
- When was Torben most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 35 babies were named Torben, its highest rank at 3,373rd.