Torgny
Meaning and origin
Old Norse Þorgnýr, Þórr (“Thor”) + gnýr (“rumble", "roar", possibly referring to "thunder”), with identical meaning in modern Swedish.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Torgny (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.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,039 |
| 2000 | 2,044 |
| 2001 | 2,046 |
| 2002 | 2,051 |
| 2003 | 2,058 |
| 2004 | 2,056 |
| 2005 | 2,038 |
| 2006 | 2,028 |
| 2007 | 2,006 |
| 2008 | 1,992 |
| 2009 | 1,970 |
| 2010 | 1,964 |
| 2011 | 1,934 |
| 2012 | 1,915 |
| 2013 | 1,902 |
| 2014 | 1,886 |
| 2015 | 1,863 |
| 2016 | 1,842 |
| 2017 | 1,813 |
| 2018 | 1,799 |
| 2019 | 1,781 |
| 2020 | 1,755 |
Torgny in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Torgny.Hi! My name is Torgny.
- Torgny har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Torgny has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Torgnys mamma är lärare.Torgny's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Torgnys mamma is Torgny's mum.
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Questions about Torgny
How do you pronounce Torgny in Swedish?
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What does the name Torgny mean?
Old Norse Þorgnýr, Þórr (“Thor”) + gnýr (“rumble", "roar", possibly referring to "thunder”), with identical meaning in modern Swedish.
How popular is Torgny in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Torgny in 2022. In 2020, 1,755 people in Sweden had Torgny 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.