Thorbjörn
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, a less common spelling of Torbjörn. From Old Norse Þórbjǫrn.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Thorbjörn (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 930 |
| 2000 | 939 |
| 2001 | 943 |
| 2002 | 950 |
| 2003 | 967 |
| 2004 | 972 |
| 2005 | 966 |
| 2006 | 966 |
| 2007 | 961 |
| 2008 | 969 |
| 2009 | 971 |
| 2010 | 974 |
| 2011 | 970 |
| 2012 | 971 |
| 2013 | 967 |
| 2014 | 963 |
| 2015 | 959 |
| 2016 | 955 |
| 2017 | 957 |
| 2018 | 955 |
| 2019 | 946 |
| 2020 | 944 |
Thorbjörn in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Thorbjörn.Hi! My name is Thorbjörn.
- Thorbjörn har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Thorbjörn has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Thorbjörns mamma är lärare.Thorbjörn's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Thorbjörns mamma is Thorbjörn's mum.
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Questions about Thorbjörn
How do you pronounce Thorbjörn in Swedish?
Press Listen at the top of the page to hear Thorbjörn in your device's Swedish voice. J is said like the English y. Ö is like the vowel in 'bird', said with rounded lips.
What does the name Thorbjörn mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, a less common spelling of Torbjörn. From Old Norse Þórbjǫrn.
How popular is Thorbjörn in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Thorbjörn in 2022. In 2020, 944 people in Sweden had Thorbjörn as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.