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“Thor” + “spear”
[ˈtɔ̂ɾ.jə] · Norwegian Bokmål
01 / Meaning & origin
Torje is a masculine given name documented in Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Þórgeirr, from the components “Thor” + “spear”.
Meaning: “Thor” + “spear”
A younger Norwegian form of Torjei and Torgeir, ultimately from Old Norse Þórgeirr, from Þórr (“Thor”) + geirr (“spear”), hence “Thor's spear”. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk Torje, Icelandic Þorgeir, Faroese Torgeir, Swedish Torgeir and Danish Torgeir (“male given name”).
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Norway, 2025: 6 boys (rank 417). Documented as a given name in Norwegian, Norwegian Bokmål.
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03 / By the numbers
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1945–2025 Spelling: Torje
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 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | 4 | 578 | observed |
| 1972 | 4 | 571 | observed |
| 1973 | 5 | 532 | observed |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1976 | 6 | 502 | observed |
| 1977 | 4 | 578 | observed |
| 1978 | 5 | 544 | observed |
| 1979 | 6 | 515 | observed |
| 1980 | 8 | 450 | observed |
| 1981 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1982 | 8 | 456 | observed |
| 1983 | 8 | 458 | observed |
| 1984 | 4 | 603 | observed |
| 1985 | 10 | 404 | observed |
| 1986 | 12 | 363 | observed |
| 1987 | 9 | 421 | observed |
| 1988 | 9 | 439 | observed |
| 1989 | 13 | 343 | observed |
| 1990 | 13 | 337 | observed |
| 1991 | 9 | 409 | observed |
| 1992 | 9 | 388 | observed |
| 1993 | 10 | 371 | observed |
| 1994 | 10 | 359 | observed |
| 1995 | 9 | 386 | observed |
| 1996 | 5 | 499 | observed |
| 1997 | 13 | 309 | observed |
| 1998 | 23 | 224 | observed |
| 1999 | 18 | 245 | observed |
| 2000 | 15 | 283 | observed |
| 2001 | 11 | 316 | observed |
| 2002 | 11 | 306 | observed |
| 2003 | 11 | 321 | observed |
| 2004 | 13 | 285 | observed |
| 2005 | 8 | 380 | observed |
| 2006 | 15 | 278 | observed |
| 2007 | 16 | 272 | observed |
| 2008 | 18 | 255 | observed |
| 2009 | 15 | 301 | observed |
| 2010 | 17 | 267 | observed |
| 2011 | 11 | 341 | observed |
| 2012 | 19 | 249 | observed |
| 2013 | 10 | 367 | observed |
| 2014 | 14 | 303 | observed |
| 2015 | 7 | 420 | observed |
| 2016 | 7 | 422 | observed |
| 2017 | 7 | 418 | observed |
| 2018 | 8 | 388 | observed |
| 2019 | 8 | 368 | observed |
| 2020 | 7 | 378 | observed |
| 2021 | 4 | 454 | observed |
| 2022 | 6 | 400 | observed |
| 2023 | 6 | 424 | observed |
| 2024 | 8 | 373 | observed |
| 2025 | 6 | 417 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Torje” 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
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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
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.
