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“thunder + peace”
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Swedish
01 / Meaning & origin
Tord is a masculine given name documented in French, Swedish, Danish and 4 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Þórðr. English Wikipedia gives the components thunder + peace.
2 source accounts
Meaning: “thunder + peace”
From Old Norse Þórðr.
Afkomstig van de naam van de Oudnoorse God Þórr
02 / Across borders
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2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
4 of 8 countries
03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1945–2025 Spelling: Tord
Recorded category boys
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Source: Statistics Norway · Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | 4 | 360 | observed |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | 5 | 342 | observed |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | 5 | 354 | observed |
| 1954 | 8 | 290 | observed |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | 8 | 316 | observed |
| 1957 | 5 | 385 | observed |
| 1958 | 8 | 329 | observed |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | 8 | 339 | observed |
| 1961 | 6 | 380 | observed |
| 1962 | 11 | 296 | observed |
| 1963 | 10 | 313 | observed |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | 14 | 275 | observed |
| 1966 | 12 | 309 | observed |
| 1967 | 18 | 245 | observed |
| 1968 | 13 | 293 | observed |
| 1969 | 19 | 239 | observed |
| 1970 | 31 | 189 | observed |
| 1971 | 20 | 243 | observed |
| 1972 | 23 | 229 | observed |
| 1973 | 18 | 264 | observed |
| 1974 | 30 | 204 | observed |
| 1975 | 30 | 197 | observed |
| 1976 | 12 | 351 | observed |
| 1977 | 16 | 278 | observed |
| 1978 | 27 | 216 | observed |
| 1979 | 23 | 230 | observed |
| 1980 | 20 | 258 | observed |
| 1981 | 15 | 292 | observed |
| 1982 | 23 | 241 | observed |
| 1983 | 13 | 341 | observed |
| 1984 | 12 | 358 | observed |
| 1985 | 19 | 270 | observed |
| 1986 | 23 | 244 | observed |
| 1987 | 36 | 177 | observed |
| 1988 | 36 | 179 | observed |
| 1989 | 34 | 189 | observed |
| 1990 | 36 | 179 | observed |
| 1991 | 46 | 152 | observed |
| 1992 | 60 | 113 | observed |
| 1993 | 46 | 145 | observed |
| 1994 | 46 | 147 | observed |
| 1995 | 53 | 133 | observed |
| 1996 | 53 | 130 | observed |
| 1997 | 44 | 152 | observed |
| 1998 | 38 | 160 | observed |
| 1999 | 49 | 138 | observed |
| 2000 | 46 | 149 | observed |
| 2001 | 41 | 157 | observed |
| 2002 | 38 | 156 | observed |
| 2003 | 46 | 140 | observed |
| 2004 | 33 | 173 | observed |
| 2005 | 31 | 180 | observed |
| 2006 | 38 | 163 | observed |
| 2007 | 42 | 155 | observed |
| 2008 | 28 | 193 | observed |
| 2009 | 22 | 236 | observed |
| 2010 | 21 | 231 | observed |
| 2011 | 19 | 253 | observed |
| 2012 | 18 | 261 | observed |
| 2013 | 20 | 243 | observed |
| 2014 | 21 | 233 | observed |
| 2015 | 19 | 258 | observed |
| 2016 | 19 | 251 | observed |
| 2017 | 19 | 253 | observed |
| 2018 | 6 | 438 | observed |
| 2019 | 5 | 446 | observed |
| 2020 | 5 | 416 | observed |
| 2021 | 7 | 365 | observed |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | 4 | 496 | observed |
| 2024 | 7 | 391 | observed |
| 2025 | 9 | 347 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Tord” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Norwegian musician
Swedish biathlete
Norwegian cross-country skier
A little story to keep
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
