US rank #10060 Boys' name Peak 2020 220 births

Thorsten — #10060 US boys' name

220 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.

1960s81970s121990s52000s122010s1072020s76
#10060
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Thorsten was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

18 babies were named Thorsten in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thorsten

The Social Security Administration has registered 220 babies named Thorsten between 1969 and 2024, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thorsten currently holds the #10060 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thorsten performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Thorsten shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Thorsten in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thorsten in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 220 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Thorsten at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

220

Since 1969

56 years of records

Peak year

2020

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,060

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1969

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2024

Thorsten popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1969

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
18
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
05101520 20242021201820152012200619721969 8

Thorsten by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
107 births that decade — 49% of Thorsten's all-time total
1960s81970s121990s52000s122010s1072020s76

Thorsten by state

Where Thorsten concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Thorsten
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.3%
California share of Thorsten's total US births 2.3%

5 of 220 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thorsten?
220 babies have been named Thorsten since 1969. It currently ranks #10060 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 18 births.
When was Thorsten most popular?
Thorsten was most popular in the 2010s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Thorsten most popular?
The top states for the name Thorsten are California (5 births).
How long has the name Thorsten been used?
Thorsten has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 56 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Thorsten?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thomas, Thor, Thornton, Thompson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.