Torstein

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Attested across 7 languages in the etymology graph.

Torstein is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Tórstein

30 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

• Torstein Daleb. 1907NONorwegian physician
• Torstein Raabyb. 1918NONorwegian resistance member (1918–1964)
• Torstein Hovigb. 1928NONorwegian pathologist (1928-2015)
• Torstein Hagenb. 1943NONorwegian businessman
• Torstein Molandb. 1945NONorwegian economist
• Torstein Dahleb. 1947NONorwegian politician and economist
• Torstein Aagaard-Nilsenb. 1964NONorwegian composer
• Torstein Andersen Aaseb. 1991NONorwegian football striker
• Torstein Træenb. 1995NONorwegian cyclist
• Torstein LøningActor

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

What does the name Torstein mean, and where does it come from?

a male given name from Old Norse Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).

What are other forms of the name Torstein?

In the etymology graph, Torsten, Thorsten and Thorstein are forms of the same name in other languages.

How do you pronounce Torstein?

In Norwegian /tʊrstæɪn/. Transcriptions are machine-generated except where a dictionary is named.

Is Torstein a male or female name?

Torstein is a male name. National registers that list it by sex list it as male: Norway (SSB).

In which country does Torstein have the most bearers?

In Norway, the national register counted about 3.7 thousand people named Torstein, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled torstein.

Where is Torstein most common?

Torstein is densest in Norway, where the national register counts about 1 in 1.5 thousand people carrying it.

How common is the name Torstein?

In Norway, the national register counted 3,704 people named Torstein in 2025, about 1 in 1.5 thousand residents.

How common is Torstein compared with other names?

In Norway, Torstein is the 219th most common given name of 25,788 given names recorded there.