Given name · also Danish Torben
Thorben
“Thor”·“bear”
Thorben is a masculine given name from Danish Torben. It is used in German and Norwegian Bokmål.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Thorben is an alternative spelling of Torben. Torben is built from elements meaning “Thor” and “bear”.
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Where it comes from
Thorben is an alternative spelling of Torben. Torben comes from Danish, and ultimately from Old Norse.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2019. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Thorben through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12
- 12 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Thorben’s family of names
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Thorben has an alternative spelling in Torben. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Thorben has a related form in Torben. In German usage, Thorben has a related form in Torben.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Thorben
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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