Baby name
CLASSIC BOY · OLD NORSE
🇩🇰 🇩🇪 🇮🇪 +4 Torben
/TOR · ben/
Meaning
“Bear of Thor”
Old Norse 'Thorbjorn' meaning 'bear of Thor', Scandinavian masculine name carrying Norse mythology and strength association.
How it ages.
Torben has remained a steady working-class masculine standard in Scandinavian countries throughout the 20th century to present.
The cultural moment.
Denmark and Scandinavia maintained Torben in consistent top-50-100 use; virtually no Anglophone adoption or modern growth trend.