boys:
372 births since 1968
#4214 (8th percentile)
overall:
372 births since 1968
#7367 (5th percentile)
The name Torben is the #7,367 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 372 recorded births since 1968. This represents the 4.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 4.8% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,214 (8.1% percentile) for all time with 372 births since 1968.
Torben first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1968 (first recorded for boys in 1968). Birth data for Torben is available in 28 out of the 56 years between 1968 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
For boys, Torben reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 3.0% percentile (ranked #896) with 18 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 18 births per million (ranked 3.0% percentile). Despite a peak around 2010, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for boys. Currently, Torben ranks #892 for boys (2.1% percentile) with 13 births per million, which is 74.4% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Torben".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Torben. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 63.9% confident that Torben is pronounced as TOR-buhn, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is TOR-behn, at 27.8% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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