Torrance

#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #5,208 for boys in 2025, 18 births
Given to boys 86.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1973 · 128 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
3,590
since 1940

Torrance over time

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #2,251, 2002peak #710, 1973girlsboys
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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#13,2086#5,20818
2024#9,55610#8,3129
2023#11,1698#5,92715
2022#11,2318#4,70121
2021#12,2067#4,78020
2020#12,1427#5,04118
2019#8,59712#4,11425
2018#8,14613#5,32017
2017#9,34111#2,89141
2016#7,98814#2,72644
2015#8,44713#3,98226
2014#8,05314#2,92939
2013#8,58013#4,06424
2012#5,89522#2,81142
2011#7,78315#2,74843
2010#7,21717#3,23934
2009#5,37826#3,27434
2008#8,96513#2,71745
2007#5,09728#2,72144
2006#3,85439#2,83240
2005#3,50942#2,90236
2004#3,39144#3,01433
2003#2,57762#2,10253
2002#2,25173#2,42841
2001#3,36840#2,05051
2000—#2,42539
1999—#2,16243
1998—#1,89951
1997—#1,90848
1996—#1,84249
1995—#1,70652
1994—#2,01241
1993—#1,46064
1992—#1,28977
1991—#1,24580
1990—#1,29473
1989—#1,18481
1988—#1,09283
1987—#1,14070
1986—#1,28657
1985—#1,50444
1984—#1,25154
1983—#1,44843
1982—#1,44144
1981—#1,15463
1980—#97485
1979—#1,01676
1978—#820108
1977—#830105
1976—#797109
1975#9,0675#792110
1974—#747118
1973—#710128
1972—#740114
1971—#748119
1970—#753119
1969—#80991
1968—#99655
1967—#1,34032
1966—#1,40130
1965—#1,59524
1964—#1,51027
1963—#1,51327
1962—#2,50411
1961—#2,53811
1960—#2,04216
1959—#1,86519
1958—#1,95317
1957—#3,5526
1956—#3,2167
1955—#2,9648
1954—#3,4526
1953—#2,7099
1952—#3,3736
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First appearance
1940

The first year at least five boys were named Torrance! It came in at #3,459, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1940–1947, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Torrance is popular in 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedMNIllinois: #760 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 13,042 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #961 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 19,010 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedWVVirginia: #416 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,140 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedARTennessee: #456 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,020 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedLAMississippi: #332 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,609 boysMSAlabama: #312 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,548 boysALGeorgia: #371 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,311 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Torrance, so not publishedHITexas: #900 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 15,296 boysTXFlorida: #405 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,689 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#312 · 1 in 2,548
  2. Mississippi#332 · 1 in 2,609
  3. Georgia#371 · 1 in 3,311
  4. Florida#405 · 1 in 3,689
  5. Virginia#416 · 1 in 5,140

Best ever in a state: #266 in Georgia, 1973.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#312101 in 2,548
Mississippi#33271 in 2,609
Georgia#371111 in 3,311
Florida#405131 in 3,689
Virginia#41661 in 5,140
Tennessee#45651 in 6,020
Illinois#76061 in 13,042
Texas#90071 in 15,296
California#96181 in 19,010
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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 Torrance
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 3,104 spots since 2024 (#8,312 → #5,208)
  • 167 spots since 2020 (#5,041 → #5,208)
  • 1,226 spots since 2015 (#3,982 → #5,208)
  • Biggest jump: 344 spots in 1968 (#1,340 → #996)
  • Biggest drop: 196 spots in 1979 (#820 → #1,016)
Rise & fade · boys
33 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1940
  • Peaked 1973 at #710 (128 births)
  • Births halved by 1981, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 12 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 12 yrs · run 1968–1978
Share of babies · boys
1 in 12,176
  • Highest: 1 in 12,176 boys born in 1973 were named Torrance (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 94,893 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
  • 30.8% of all boys named Torrance (1,106) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2025
  • Mostly girls until 2024, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s18#2,788 (1948)#3,195
1950s88#1,865 (1959)#2,836
1960s324#809 (1969)#1,625
1970s1,106#710 (1973)#795
1980s624#974 (1980)#1,247
1990s578#1,245 (1991)#1,682
2000s416#2,050 (2001)#2,647
2010s335#2,726 (2016)#3,482
2020s101#4,701 (2022)#5,662

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.

Torrance in 1975

girls
#9,067
5 births · 1 in 291,572 girls
boys
#792
110 births · 1 in 14,194 boys

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #9,067Torrance5

Top boys' names in 1975

  1. #1Michael68,418
  2. #2Jason52,159
  3. #3Christopher46,575
  4. #4James39,569
  5. #5David39,156
  6. #6Robert35,306
  7. #7John35,079
  8. #8Brian30,578
  9. #9Matthew28,527
  10. #10William25,561
  11. #792Torrance110
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 291,572 of them was named Torrance, which outranked 14.6% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Torrance
  1. #7,984Zenda6
  2. #7,984Zona6
  3. #7,984Zsazsa6
  4. #9,067Torrance5
  5. #9,067Aaren5
  6. #9,067Abel5
  7. #9,067Abraham5

Tied with 1,551 names at #9,067; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

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

boys

1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 14,194 of them was named Torrance, which outranked 87.5% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Torrance
  1. #788Edwardo111
  2. #788Jarred111
  3. #788Silas111
  4. #792Torrance110
  5. #792Elvis110
  6. #792Kraig110
  7. #792Shea110
  8. #796Eloy109
  9. #796Hunter109
  10. #796Kristoffer109

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

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 722Benjiman#1,692 → #970
  2. ↑ 702Marques#1,520 → #818
  3. ↑ 645Glendon#1,409 → #764
  4. ↑ 502Benji#1,124 → #622
  5. ↑ 471Regan#1,409 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 905Toma#882 → #1,787
  2. ↓ 830Vashon#923 → #1,753
  3. ↓ 352Bruno#993 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 327Hollis#953 → #1,280
  5. ↓ 303Domenico#977 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1975 →