Unisex name · since 1971
Torian
Torian has 1,545 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,871 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,897 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,545
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,545 babies have been named Torian since 1971, making it today's #6897 unisex name.
Torian has 1,545 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6897 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #3,871 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,897 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,545 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Torian ranks #3,871 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,897 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,545 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,871 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,897 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,545
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Torian's 1,545 recorded births place it above 91.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Torian compares
1,545 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Torian's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Torian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,545 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 34 | 22,252 |
Torian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Torian's full recorded timeline at 1998, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 79 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Torian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Torian popularity over time - girls
225 total births recorded since 1975 (Torian as girls' name)
Torian by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (396 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Torian's strongest decade.
396 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Torian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 111
1970s
111 births
- 1980s
1980s
245 births
- 1990s
1990s
396 births
- 2000s
2000s
368 births
- 2010s
2010s
280 births
- 2020s 145
2020s
145 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 396 births (26% of all-time use).
How Torian 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 Torian's total volume
Torian by state
Where Torian concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 76 | 4.9% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 29 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 26 | 1.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 22 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 22 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 18 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 15 | 1.0% |
76 of 1,545 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Torian appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Torian's data
- Torian's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (396 total births) through the 2020s (145) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Torians (76 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Torian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Torian 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.