Boys' name · since 1959
Toren
970 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.
- #5,234 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,144 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 970
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Toren is the #3144 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 970 recorded since 1959.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Toren has been recorded 970 times among boys since 1959, currently ranked #3144 nationally and more common than 77% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #5,234 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,144 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 970 born since 1959
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Toren ranks #5,234 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,144 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 970 born since 1959, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,234 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,144 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 970
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Toren's 970 recorded births place it above 88.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Toren compares
970 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Toren's all-time total is 163% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Toren | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 970 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Toren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Toren's full recorded timeline at 1999, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Toren popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Toren popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1995 (Toren as girls' name)
Toren by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (292 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Toren's strongest decade.
292 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Toren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 64
1980s
64 births
- 1990s
1990s
155 births
- 2000s
2000s
252 births
- 2010s
2010s
292 births
- 2020s
2020s
144 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 292 births (30% of all-time use).
How Toren compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Toren's total volume
Toren by state
Where Toren concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 34 | 3.5% |
| #2 | Washington | | 9 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.5% |
34 of 970 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Toren's data
- Toren's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (292 total births) through the 2020s (144) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Torens (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Toren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Toren 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.