Unisex name · since 1971
Torance
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 42 babies named Torance, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,450 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 42
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
42 boys have been named Torance since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Torance recorded 42 times among boys since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1992.
- #23,450 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 42 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Torance ranks #23,450 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,450 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 42
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Torance's 42 recorded births place it above 48.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Torance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Torance splits its recorded history at 1986: 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 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Torance popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1992
- Peak year (1971)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Torance popularity over time - girls
39 total births recorded since 2002 (Torance as girls' name)
Torance by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (18 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Torance's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Torance births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
14 births
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 18 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Torance's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 1990s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Torance: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1971–1992 (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 Torance 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.