Recorded 1971–1992 Unisex name Peak 1971 42 births

Torance — boys' name

42 babies named Torance in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s181990s10

The verdict

42 boys have been named Torance since 1971, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1992.

42
total births
1971–1992
years on record
1980s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Torance was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

7 babies were named Torance in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Torance

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Torance between 1971 and 1992, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Torance currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Torance is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 39 additional births since 2002.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Torance performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Torance shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Torance 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 42 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.

Torance at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

42

Since 1971

22 years of records

Peak year

1971

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1971

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1992

Torance popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1971

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1971)
7
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1992199119891986198019761971 7

Torance popularity over time — girls

39 total births recorded since 2002 (Torance as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 39 births
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Torance by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
18 births that decade — 43% of Torance's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Torance?
42 babies have been named Torance since 1971. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1971 with 7 births.
When was Torance most popular?
Torance was most popular in the 1980s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Is Torance a unisex name?
Yes, Torance is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 42 births, and as a girl's name it has 39 births.
How long has the name Torance been used?
Torance has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 22 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Torance?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tory, Torin, Torrey, Torrance, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1971–1992 (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.