How Many People Are Named Thorsten?
An estimated 217 people in the United States have the first name Thorsten. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Thorsten peaked in popularity in 2020 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Thorsten as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Thorsten paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
217
About 1 in 1,579,513 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2020
18 births
Total Registered
220
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Thorsten
Thorsten is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 220 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Thorsten as a male name
Ranked #10,766 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (18 births)
Thorsten: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Thorsten span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 107 babies were registered. While Thorsten is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Thorsten by Decade
How has Thorsten tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Thorsten by State
Thorsten + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Thorsten as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Thorsten: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Thorsten?
We estimate approximately 217 people named Thorsten are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,579,513 Americans share this first name.
Is Thorsten a common name?
Thorsten is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 220 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Thorsten most popular?
Thorsten reached peak popularity in 2020, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Thorsten is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Thorsten a male name?
Thorsten is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Thorsten Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Thorsten Smith, Thorsten Johnson, Thorsten Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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