Boys' name · since 1969
Thorsten
233 babies named Thorsten in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,082 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,528 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 233
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
233 babies have been named Thorsten since 1969, making it today's #6528 boys' name.
Thorsten has 233 recorded births among boys since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6528 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #12,082 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,528 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 233 born since 1969
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thorsten ranks #12,082 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,528 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 233 born since 1969, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,082 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,528 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 233
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Thorsten's 233 recorded births place it above 73.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Thorsten compares
233 41st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Thorsten's all-time total is 37% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Thorsten | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 233 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Thorsten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Thorsten splits its recorded history at 2015: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Thorsten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Thorsten by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (107 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Thorsten's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Thorsten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
- 2020s
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 107 births (46% of all-time use).
Thorsten by state
Where Thorsten concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 233 births nationwide.
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What to do with Thorsten's data
- Thorsten's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (107 total births) through the 2020s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Thorstens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Thorsten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Thorsten draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.