The baby name Tor is a Boy name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced TOOR.
Tor is Old Norse, Proto-Germanic, Scandinavian in Origin.
The baby name Tor is a boy name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced TOOR.
Tor is Old Norse, Proto-Germanic, Scandinavian in Origin.
Tor is a modern Scandinavian spelling of Old Norse Þórr, the name of the thunder god in Norse mythology. The older form continues Proto-Germanic *Þun(a)raz, a theonym built on the Germanic noun for thunder; the same root lies behind English thunder and German Donner. Loss of the thorn letter þ and regular Scandinavian spelling simplification produced Tor, with the literal sense thunder.
As an independent given name, Tor appears in Scandinavia from the eighteenth century rather than in medieval personal naming, where compounds such as Torbjørn, Torsten, and Torkel carried the divine element. It is also used as a clipped form of those names in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. English use is rare and often influenced by Thor, while Hebrew tor, turtledove, and English tor, rocky hill, are separate homographs rather than the source of the Scandinavian name.
| Tor Endresen Tor Endresen is a Norwegian musician best known for his participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. He has released several albums and is famous for songs like 'Ingen er så nydelig som du' and 'Café le Swing'. Born in 1959, he has been a prominent figure in Norway's music scene for decades. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| GE | 0 | #43 | 2 | 997 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| Norway | Boys | 2025 | #113 | 22 | 444 |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #132 | 51 | 1,509 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| BD | 0 | #214 | 14 | 5,992 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #269 | 57 | 7,401 |
| NG | 0 | #270 | 3 | 5,926 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #271 | 4 | 3,535 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #278 | 12 | 6,578 |
| IL | 0 | #280 | 3 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #285 | 14 | 5,122 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2016 | #329 | 5 | 2,391 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #357 | 5 | 8,138 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #358 | 522 | 3,552 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #366 | 21 | 8,413 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #366 | 4 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #377 | 5 | 7,951 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #401 | 8 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #406 | 3 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #409 | 4 | 6,387 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #412 | 16 | 2,041 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #412 | 34 | 10,523 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #420 | 5 | 15,987 |
| Germany | 0 | #422 | 16 | 2,542 | |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #456 | 50 | 12,621 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #497 | 3 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #518 | 10 | 12,905 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #533 | 16 | 10,655 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #553 | 24 | 10,045 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #577 | 10 | 18,916 |
| BH | 0 | #580 | 8 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #582 | 26 | 10,983 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #641 | 5 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #679 | 19 | 17,960 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #694 | 7 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #736 | 8 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #749 | 38 | 15,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #758 | 12 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #763 | 5 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #778 | 8 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #819 | 11 | 13,765 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #830 | 123 | 5,697 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #848 | 39 | 15,035 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #863 | 89 | 16,906 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #870 | 12 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #888 | 43 | 5,610 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #892 | 7 | 7,053 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #899 | 22 | 15,656 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #938 | 14 | 5,873 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #952 | 31 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #977 | 18 | 24,821 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #992 | 10 | 16,750 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,065 | 47 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,076 | 17 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,101 | 28 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,136 | 41 | 20,130 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,195 | 17 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,264 | 9 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,408 | 64 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,523 | 92 | 28,008 |
Tor is popular in 71 countries — most recent births per country:
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