Torchy — girls' name
8 babies named Torchy in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
8 girls have been named Torchy since 1939, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1939.
- 8
- total births
- 1939–1939
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
100% of everyone ever named Torchy was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Torchy in 1939 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Torchy
The Social Security Administration has registered 8 babies named Torchy between 1939 and 1939, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Torchy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1939, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Torchy performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Torchy 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 8 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.
Torchy at a glance
Last recorded 1939Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Torchy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1939
- Peak year (1939)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1939.
8 total births across 1 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1939 with 8 births in a single year.
Torchy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1930s
- 8 births that decade — 100% of Torchy's all-time total
Torchy decade highlights
- Peak decade 8 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1930s was Torchy's strongest decade
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% of all-time use.
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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, 1939–1939 (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.