US rank #11517 Girls' name Peak 2010 290 births

Torah — #11517 US girls' name

290 babies named Torah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s72000s562010s1732020s54
#11517
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 35% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Torah was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

26 babies were named Torah in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Torah

The Social Security Administration has registered 290 babies named Torah between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Torah currently holds the #11517 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Torah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 173 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Torah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Torah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 290 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Torah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

290

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2010

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,517

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Torah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
26
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
051015202530 202420212018201520122009200620001997 7

Torah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
173 births that decade — 60% of Torah's all-time total
1990s72000s562010s1732020s54

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Torah?
290 babies have been named Torah since 1997. It currently ranks #11517 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 26 births.
When was Torah most popular?
Torah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 173 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Torah been used?
Torah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Torah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tori, Tory, Torri, Torrie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.