US rank #4727 Boys' name Peak 2009 932 births

Toren — #4727 US boys' name

932 babies named Toren in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s351970s221980s641990s1552000s2522010s2922020s106
#4727
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 67% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Toren was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

39 babies were named Toren in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Toren

The Social Security Administration has registered 932 babies named Toren between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Toren currently holds the #4727 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Toren performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 292 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Toren shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Washington and Colorado. In total, SSA state-level files list Toren in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Toren 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 932 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.

Toren at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

932

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

2009

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,727

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Toren popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
39
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
01020304050 202420172010200319961989198019631959 6

Toren popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 1995 (Toren as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 20181995 6

Toren by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
292 births that decade — 31% of Toren's all-time total
1950s61960s351970s221980s641990s1552000s2522010s2922020s106

Toren by state

Where Toren concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Toren
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
34 3.6%
#2 Washington
9 1.0%
#3 Colorado
5 0.5%
California share of Toren's total US births 3.6%
Even split

34 of 932 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Toren?
932 babies have been named Toren since 1959. It currently ranks #4727 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 39 births.
When was Toren most popular?
Toren was most popular in the 2010s decade with 292 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Toren most popular?
The top states for the name Toren are California (34 births), Washington (9 births), Colorado (5 births).
How long has the name Toren been used?
Toren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Toren?
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.

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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, 1959–2024 (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.