Torry

Last seen for girls in 2004 at #16,099 · Last seen for boys in 2022 at #7,768
Given to boys 86.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
1976 · 71 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
1,460
since 1946

Torry 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 #3,176, 1977peak #990, 1976girlsboys
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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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2022—#7,76810
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2020—#12,0225
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2018—#10,7606
2017—#10,7756
2016—#8,1469
2015—#9,5687
2014—#7,56210
2013—#7,53710
2012—#7,05011
2011—#5,94514
2010—#7,08711
2009—#7,23611
2008—#6,39313
2007—#5,66115
2006—#5,78114
2005—#4,82417
2004#16,0995#5,81313
2003—#3,83822
2002#15,4325#4,18819
2001—#3,72122
2000#15,0315#4,20418
1999—#4,53715
1998—#3,70819
1997—#2,82327
1996#9,5818#2,91125
1995#13,3865#2,40032
1994#6,67213#2,04140
1993#9,5598#2,25734
1992#13,3175#2,30332
1991#9,3368#2,34430
1990#11,4096#2,30830
1989#12,3625#2,10633
1988#11,7985#1,98932
1987—#1,89633
1986—#1,51144
1985#10,6775#2,42721
1984—#2,52919
1983#10,2755#1,82230
1982—#1,65436
1981#10,4115#1,66135
1980#6,7899#1,44943
1979#7,3138#1,40744
1978#8,5626#1,18656
1977#3,17624#1,09363
1976#4,61413#99071
1975#6,4848#1,19150
1974#6,2588#1,83225
1973#8,4235#1,48533
1972#7,2926#1,44135
1971—#1,52632
1970—#1,98920
1969#5,4568#1,76722
1968—#2,44512
1967—#1,71121
1966—#3,2497
1965—#2,9828
1964—#2,54611
1963#4,27210#3,0448
1962#5,8606#2,18614
1961#3,60813#2,40912
1960#4,4379#2,12115
1959#4,03110#3,2907
1958—#2,64210
1957—#3,5526
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First appearance
1946

The first year at least five boys were named Torry! It came in at #3,525, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1946–1956, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Torry is popular in 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedARTennessee: #456 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,020 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedHITexas: #969 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 17,845 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Torry, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Tennessee#456 · 1 in 6,020
  2. Texas#969 · 1 in 17,845

Best ever in a state: #355 in Tennessee, 1976.

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Tennessee#45651 in 6,020
Texas#96961 in 17,845
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See more about Torry
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2022
  • Biggest jump: 201 spots in 1976 (#1,191 → #990)
  • Biggest drop: 103 spots in 1977 (#990 → #1,093)
Rise & fade · boys
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1946
  • Peaked 1976 at #990 (71 births)
  • Births halved by 1981, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1976
Share of babies · boys
1 in 22,099
  • Highest: 1 in 22,099 boys born in 1976 were named Torry (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 174,601 boys born in 2022 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
  • 29.4% of all boys named Torry (429) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1964
  • Mostly girls until 1963, mostly boys since
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s5#3,525 (1946)#3,525
1950s23#2,642 (1958)#3,161
1960s130#1,711 (1967)#2,446
1970s429#990 (1976)#1,414
1980s326#1,449 (1980)#1,904
1990s284#2,041 (1994)#2,763
2000s164#3,721 (2001)#5,166
2010s84#5,945 (2011)#8,270
2020s15#7,768 (2022)#9,895

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.

Torry in 1975

girls
#6,484
8 births · 1 in 182,233 girls
boys
#1,191
50 births · 1 in 31,227 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. #6,484Torry8

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. #1,191Torry50
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 182,233 of them was named Torry, which outranked 38.9% 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 Torry
  1. #5,984Zarina9
  2. #5,984Zinnia9
  3. #5,984Zoraya9
  4. #6,484Torry8
  5. #6,484Adaline8
  6. #6,484Adana8
  7. #6,484Adeana8
  8. #7,173Aarti7
  9. #7,173Abigale7
  10. #7,173Acquanetta7

Tied with 688 names at #6,484; 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 31,227 of them was named Torry, which outranked 81.2% 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 Torry
  1. #1,181Oswaldo51
  2. #1,181Rashid51
  3. #1,181Shan51
  4. #1,191Torry50
  5. #1,191Alain50
  6. #1,191Amit50
  7. #1,191Benedict50
  8. #1,208Brandan49
  9. #1,208Brooke49
  10. #1,208Christos49

Tied with 16 names at #1,191; 3 shown. 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 →