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“heir”
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Swedish
01 / Meaning & origin
Torleif is a masculine given name documented in Swedish, Danish, Finnish and 1 other language. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Þorleifr, with the stated meaning “heir”.
Meaning: “heir”
Old Norse Þorleifr (“Thor" + "heir”).
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.
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03 / By the numbers
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1945–2025 Spelling: Torleif
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 | 41 | 122 | observed |
| 1946 | 53 | 111 | observed |
| 1947 | 50 | 114 | observed |
| 1948 | 39 | 133 | observed |
| 1949 | 45 | 114 | observed |
| 1950 | 51 | 112 | observed |
| 1951 | 31 | 148 | observed |
| 1952 | 37 | 133 | observed |
| 1953 | 30 | 155 | observed |
| 1954 | 22 | 179 | observed |
| 1955 | 28 | 157 | observed |
| 1956 | 28 | 164 | observed |
| 1957 | 28 | 157 | observed |
| 1958 | 34 | 143 | observed |
| 1959 | 29 | 158 | observed |
| 1960 | 18 | 213 | observed |
| 1961 | 28 | 174 | observed |
| 1962 | 15 | 246 | observed |
| 1963 | 25 | 180 | observed |
| 1964 | 17 | 237 | observed |
| 1965 | 16 | 258 | observed |
| 1966 | 13 | 292 | observed |
| 1967 | 14 | 272 | observed |
| 1968 | 11 | 330 | observed |
| 1969 | 14 | 291 | observed |
| 1970 | 14 | 297 | observed |
| 1971 | 14 | 298 | observed |
| 1972 | 13 | 321 | observed |
| 1973 | 14 | 309 | observed |
| 1974 | 10 | 394 | observed |
| 1975 | 6 | 510 | observed |
| 1976 | 6 | 502 | observed |
| 1977 | 9 | 410 | observed |
| 1978 | 10 | 384 | observed |
| 1979 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1980 | 9 | 417 | observed |
| 1981 | 8 | 455 | observed |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | 7 | 486 | observed |
| 1984 | 12 | 358 | observed |
| 1985 | 6 | 525 | observed |
| 1986 | 4 | 603 | observed |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | 5 | 570 | observed |
| 1989 | 8 | 442 | observed |
| 1990 | 4 | 600 | observed |
| 1991 | 4 | 601 | observed |
| 1992 | 5 | 524 | observed |
| 1993 | 5 | 525 | observed |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | 6 | 473 | observed |
| 1996 | 4 | 554 | observed |
| 1997 | 4 | 549 | observed |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | 4 | 507 | observed |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | 5 | 479 | observed |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | 4 | 511 | observed |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Torleif” 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
No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.
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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.
