Torey

Last seen for girls in 2016 at #14,331 · #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
Given to boys 67.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1987 · 123 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
2,973
since 1953

Torey over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201987peak #1,052, 1959peak #844, 1987girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#8,9108
2024—#7,76510
2023—#5,92715
2022—#8,3009
2021—#6,33513
2020—#4,54021
2019—#4,63921
2018—#6,03614
2017—#4,46622
2016#14,3316#4,19924
2015#13,0067#4,54521
2014—#5,25217
2013#16,5475#8,7898
2012#12,1998#5,72015
2011#14,8246#4,65920
2010#11,2469#5,25117
2009#6,54420#3,91926
2008#10,80710#4,14524
2007#8,09815#3,79327
2006#11,4179#3,30632
2005#7,50015#3,02234
2004#6,76817#3,01433
2003#5,58621#3,83822
2002#5,89719#2,40342
2001#4,68825#2,68135
2000#3,88632#2,67434
1999#4,20127#1,82454
1998#3,83130#1,98748
1997#3,30235#2,12641
1996#3,23736#1,61660
1995#2,45652#1,45667
1994#2,32356#1,28183
1993#1,84178#1,080107
1992#2,29557#1,064106
1991#2,66045#995116
1990#2,37452#988114
1989#2,33850#1,009103
1988#3,39328#98796
1987#2,61238#844123
1986#2,72435#1,05877
1985#3,85221#1,05776
1984#2,73033#1,03374
1983#2,78331#1,08867
1982#3,41824#1,05974
1981#3,85920#1,15463
1980#4,32717#1,00481
1979#4,05218#1,01177
1978#2,51634#87497
1977#1,73659#847102
1976#1,77553#86094
1975#3,63718#1,05362
1974#6,2588#1,29043
1973#6,0808#1,20147
1972#5,9598#1,13751
1971#6,0068#1,52632
1970—#1,46233
1969#7,4715#1,41432
1968#6,2466#1,69522
1967—#1,57324
1966#5,8096#2,32712
1965—#1,85618
1964—#2,66510
1963#4,27210#3,3187
1962#3,03317—
1961#2,75220#4,0655
1960#1,56151#3,6656
1959#1,052103—
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First appearance
1953

The first year at least five boys were named Torey! It came in at #3,798, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1953–1959, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Torey is popular in 1987

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedMINew York: #900 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 15,705 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedINOhio: #721 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 15,255 boysOHPennsylvania: #626 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 12,933 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #403 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,216 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedMSAlabama: #358 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,165 boysALGeorgia: #600 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,593 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Torey, so not publishedHITexas: #991 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 17,929 boysTXFlorida: #616 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,953 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#358 · 1 in 3,165
  2. Louisiana#403 · 1 in 3,216
  3. Georgia#600 · 1 in 7,593
  4. Florida#616 · 1 in 7,953
  5. Pennsylvania#626 · 1 in 12,933

Best ever in a state: #343 in Alabama, 1978.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#35881 in 3,165
Louisiana#403101 in 3,216
Georgia#60061 in 7,593
Florida#616101 in 7,953
Pennsylvania#62661 in 12,933
Ohio#72151 in 15,255
New York#90081 in 15,705
Texas#99181 in 17,929
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Torey
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 1,145 spots since 2024 (#7,765 → #8,910)
  • 4,370 spots since 2020 (#4,540 → #8,910)
  • 4,365 spots since 2015 (#4,545 → #8,910)
  • Biggest jump: 214 spots in 1987 (#1,058 → #844)
  • Biggest drop: 143 spots in 1988 (#844 → #987)
Rise & fade · boys
34 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1953
  • Peaked 1987 at #844 (123 births)
  • Births halved by 1996, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 7 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 7 yrs · run 1976–1978
Share of babies · boys
1 in 15,179
  • Highest: 1 in 15,179 boys born in 1987 were named Torey (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 213,509 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 28.1% of all boys named Torey (834) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1964
  • Mostly girls until 1963, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s5#3,798 (1953)#3,798
1960s136#1,414 (1969)#2,509
1970s638#847 (1977)#1,126
1980s834#844 (1987)#1,029
1990s796#988 (1990)#1,442
2000s309#2,403 (2002)#3,280
2010s179#4,199 (2016)#5,356
2020s76#4,540 (2020)#6,963

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Torey in 1987

girls
#2,612
38 births · 1 in 45,753 girls
boys
#844
123 births · 1 in 15,179 boys

Top girls' names in 1987

  1. #1Jessica55,992
  2. #2Ashley54,856
  3. #3Amanda41,786
  4. #4Jennifer32,710
  5. #5Sarah27,894
  6. #6Stephanie22,402
  7. #7Brittany22,231
  8. #8Nicole20,286
  9. #9Heather18,982
  10. #10Elizabeth18,608
  11. #2,612Torey38

Top boys' names in 1987

  1. #1Michael63,664
  2. #2Christopher54,493
  3. #3Matthew46,511
  4. #4Joshua40,002
  5. #5David36,795
  6. #6Andrew36,206
  7. #7Daniel35,876
  8. #8James32,659
  9. #9Justin31,491
  10. #10Robert30,237
  11. #844Torey123
More about 1987

girls

1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 45,753 of them was named Torey, which outranked 80.3% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Torey
  1. #2,572Tamica39
  2. #2,572Tamira39
  3. #2,572Teela39
  4. #2,612Torey38
  5. #2,612Adrien38
  6. #2,612Aerial38
  7. #2,612Ambra38
  8. #2,657Abbigail37
  9. #2,657Akia37
  10. #2,657Aline37

Tied with 44 names at #2,612; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,808Janay#2,195 → #387
  2. ↑ 1,048Channing#1,638 → #590
  3. ↑ 786Ayla#1,380 → #594
  4. ↑ 714Yessenia#1,439 → #725
  5. ↑ 648Denisse#1,602 → #954
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,153Halley#580 → #1,733
  2. ↓ 674Cherrelle#879 → #1,553
  3. ↓ 637Sharday#933 → #1,570
  4. ↓ 613Sharde#873 → #1,486
  5. ↓ 539Shardae#832 → #1,371

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 15,179 of them was named Torey, which outranked 89.6% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Torey
  1. #836Jeffry124
  2. #836Lincoln124
  3. #836Randell124
  4. #844Torey123
  5. #844Amanda123
  6. #846Dejuan122
  7. #846Donavan122
  8. #846Kiel122

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 994Trevin#1,962 → #968
  2. ↑ 819Conner#1,617 → #798
  3. ↑ 593Mychal#1,363 → #770
  4. ↑ 503Jaren#1,457 → #954
  5. ↑ 457Corbin#1,049 → #592
Fallers
  1. ↓ 623Durell#816 → #1,439
  2. ↓ 336Jayce#694 → #1,030
  3. ↓ 267Rasheed#921 → #1,188
  4. ↓ 263Deshaun#971 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 260Britt#880 → #1,140

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1987 →