boy's name

Thorfinn

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 8
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 86

Scotland

#904

2024 births

Thorfinn is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in Scotland in 2013, when 6 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in Scotland.
  • Today about 1 in 12,709 babies in Scotland is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1995.

Thorfinn over time

Births per decade in Scotland, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Thorfinn by decade in Scotland
Decade Births
1990s 3
2000s 16
2010s 25
2020s (to 2024) 12

How popular is Thorfinn?

In 2024, Thorfinn was given to 3 babies in Scotland, ranking #904 that year. It is a rare choice.

Where Thorfinn is used

Scotland #904 3 in 2024
England & Wales #6,089 3 in 2021
United States #8,170 10 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for Scotland withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Thorfinn

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Thorfinn also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Thorfinn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Thorfinn

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Thorfinn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Thorfinn

How popular is the name Thorfinn?

In 2024, Thorfinn was given to 3 babies in Scotland, ranking #904 that year. It is a rare choice.

Is Thorfinn a girl's or a boy's name?

Thorfinn is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Thorfinn most popular?

Thorfinn peaked in 2013, when 6 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Thorfinn a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Thorfinn currently ranks #904 in Scotland. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.