Boys' name · since 1949
Tor
886 babies named Tor in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,546 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,862 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 886
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
886 babies have been named Tor since 1949, making it today's #6862 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Tor recorded 886 times among boys since 1949, holding rank #6862 nationally today, ahead of 51% of boys, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2025.
- #5,546 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,862 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 886 born since 1949
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tor ranks #5,546 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,862 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 886 born since 1949, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,546 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,862 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 886
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tor's 886 recorded births place it above 87.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Tor compares
886 Top 34% higher than 66% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tor's all-time total is 140% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tor | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 886 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tor splits its recorded history at 1989: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1965 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (1965)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Tor by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (150 births, 17% of the file).
1960s was Tor's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Tor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 49
1950s
49 births
- 1960s
1960s
150 births
- 1970s
1970s
146 births
- 1980s
1980s
88 births
- 1990s
1990s
118 births
- 2000s
2000s
143 births
- 2010s
2010s
130 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 150 births (17% of all-time use).
How Tor compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tor's total volume
Tor by state
Where Tor concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 37 | 4.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 17 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Washington | | 5 | 0.6% |
37 of 886 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Tor's data
- Tor's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (150 total births) through the 2020s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Tors (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~76 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1949–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tor draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.