Tory

#5,554 for girls in 2025, 22 births · #4,249 for boys in 2025, 24 births
Given to boys 64.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
1977 · 286 births
Debut · boys
8 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
6,990
since 1947

Tory over time

girlsboys

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #832, 1977peak #478, 1977girlsboys
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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#5,55422#4,24924
2024#5,79921#4,43323
2023#7,64014#4,00227
2022#6,22919#3,34435
2021#5,74821#4,36223
2020#6,62917#3,02538
2019#4,65329#3,25935
2018#4,35732#2,99439
2017#4,30433#2,84042
2016#4,15735#2,58748
2015#3,98937#2,91940
2014#4,10336#3,69328
2013#3,51344#3,40531
2012#3,98838#3,71428
2011#3,84339#2,85241
2010#5,97722#3,18135
2009#4,93129#2,84742
2008#3,42048#2,63247
2007#4,13137#2,21360
2006#3,91938#2,12661
2005#2,55367#1,85469
2004#2,52666#1,85766
2003#2,77156#1,53883
2002#2,55461#1,60975
2001#2,43864#1,64871
2000#1,95286#1,42087
1999#2,01877#1,40883
1998#1,94078#1,32290
1997#1,71890#1,161105
1996#1,446113#1,049116
1995#1,531100#903148
1994#1,177150#814169
1993#1,222142#743197
1992#1,462108#715208
1991#1,64291#717200
1990#1,61792#665231
1989#1,76976#638245
1988#1,392101#669200
1987#1,47088#635208
1986#1,40591#628203
1985#1,52380#665176
1984#1,75162#710151
1983#1,71563#669163
1982#2,18546#700154
1981#2,52937#760131
1980#1,96454#690158
1979#1,54375#597205
1978#1,186106#577212
1977#832180#478286
1976#909144#541220
1975#1,71355#572199
1974#1,88146#647155
1973#2,40531#669143
1972#2,59827#615164
1971#2,34033#764115
1970#1,93144#773114
1969#2,35030#79096
1968#4,48910#96857
1967#2,27228#1,04349
1966#2,35726#1,01651
1965#2,60522#1,20640
1964#3,10817#1,21940
1963#1,81541#1,25538
1962#1,98934#1,12147
1961#1,49956#1,12149
1960#1,72543#1,13947
1959#1,67243#1,52227
1958#3,92510#2,09315
1957#3,48912#1,88718
1956#3,32113#2,36112
1955#3,37712#2,43511
1954—#2,59210
1953#4,5957#2,53110
1952#5,5635—
1951#4,8336—
1950#4,3157#3,6815
1949#3,8928#3,6905
1948#5,2435#2,7888
1947—#2,8628
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First appearance
1947

The first year at least five boys were named Tory! It came in at #2,862, and was given to 8 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1949–1952, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Tory is popular in 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedNHWashington: #361 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,867 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #248 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,987 boysMNIllinois: #558 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 7,114 boysILWisconsin: #323 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,410 boysWIMichigan: #600 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 10,311 boysMINew York: #880 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 16,087 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedRIOregon: #284 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,620 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedSDIowa: #304 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,926 boysIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedINOhio: #565 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 10,941 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #766 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 12,673 boysCAUtah: #283 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,409 boysUTColorado: #382 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,731 boysCONebraska: #181 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,533 boysNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #362 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,301 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #365 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,743 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedMSAlabama: #455 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,097 boysALGeorgia: #336 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,802 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Tory, so not publishedHITexas: #591 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 6,692 boysTXFlorida: #493 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,328 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nebraska#181 · 1 in 1,533
  2. Minnesota#248 · 1 in 2,987
  3. Utah#283 · 1 in 2,409
  4. Oregon#284 · 1 in 2,620
  5. Iowa#304 · 1 in 3,926

Best ever in a state: #158 in North Dakota, 1979.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#18171 in 1,533
Minnesota#24891 in 2,987
Utah#28361 in 2,409
Oregon#28461 in 2,620
Iowa#30451 in 3,926
Wisconsin#32371 in 4,410
Georgia#336131 in 2,802
Washington#36161 in 3,867
South Carolina#36261 in 3,301
Louisiana#365111 in 2,743
Colorado#38251 in 3,731
Alabama#45551 in 5,097
Florida#49391 in 5,328
Illinois#558111 in 7,114
Ohio#56571 in 10,941
Texas#591161 in 6,692
Michigan#60061 in 10,311
California#766121 in 12,673
New York#88071 in 16,087
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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 Tory
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 184 spots since 2024 (#4,433 → #4,249)
  • 1,224 spots since 2020 (#3,025 → #4,249)
  • 1,330 spots since 2015 (#2,919 → #4,249)
  • Biggest jump: 178 spots in 1969 (#968 → #790)
  • Biggest drop: 146 spots in 1996 (#903 → #1,049)
Rise & fade · boys
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1947
  • Peaked 1977 at #478 (286 births)
  • Births halved by 1981, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 28 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 1968–1995
Share of babies · boys
1 in 5,746
  • Highest: 1 in 5,746 boys born in 1977 were named Tory (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 71,170 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
  • 25.9% of all boys named Tory (1,813) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2015
  • Mostly girls until 2014, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s21#2,788 (1948)#3,113
1950s108#1,522 (1959)#2,388
1960s514#790 (1969)#1,088
1970s1,813#478 (1977)#623
1980s1,789#628 (1986)#676
1990s1,547#665 (1990)#950
2000s661#1,420 (2000)#1,974
2010s367#2,587 (2016)#3,144
2020s170#3,025 (2020)#3,903

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.

Tory in 1975

girls
#1,713
55 births · 1 in 26,507 girls
boys
#572
199 births · 1 in 7,846 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. #1,713Tory55

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. #572Tory199
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 26,507 of them was named Tory, which outranked 83.9% 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 Tory
  1. #1,689Tomica56
  2. #1,689Torrie56
  3. #1,689Twanda56
  4. #1,713Tory55
  5. #1,713Concepcion55
  6. #1,713Danae55
  7. #1,713Estelle55
  8. #1,729Andreana54
  9. #1,729Antonio54
  10. #1,729Carli54

Tied with 15 names at #1,713; 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 7,846 of them was named Tory, which outranked 91.0% 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 Tory
  1. #569Nolan201
  2. #570Denny200
  3. #570Roosevelt200
  4. #572Tory199
  5. #572Aubrey199
  6. #572Robby199
  7. #575Hans196
  8. #576Collin195
  9. #576Shelby195

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 →