Boys' name · since 1956
Torin
5,255 babies named Torin in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,728 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,348 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,255
- born since 1956
- 2010s
- peak decade
Torin currently ranks #1348 among boys' names in America, with 5,255 babies recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Torin recorded 5,255 times among boys since 1956, holding rank #1348 nationally today, ahead of 90% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #1,728 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,348 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,255 born since 1956
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Torin ranks #1,728 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,348 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,255 born since 1956, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,728 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,348 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,255
- born since 1956
- 2010s
- peak decade
Torin's 5,255 recorded births place it above 96.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Torin compares
5,255 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Torin's all-time total is 14x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Torin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,255 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 210 | 34 | 22,252 |
Torin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Torin splits its recorded history at 1991: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 210 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Torin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 210
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Torin popularity over time - girls
218 total births recorded since 1990 (Torin as girls' name)
Torin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,583 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Torin's strongest decade.
1,583 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Torin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 40
1950s
40 births
- 1960s 177
1960s
177 births
- 1970s 222
1970s
222 births
- 1980s 309
1980s
309 births
- 1990s
1990s
741 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,179 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,583 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,004 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,583 births (30% of all-time use).
How Torin 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 Torin's total volume
Torin by state
Where Torin concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 493 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Washington | | 212 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 211 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 208 | 4.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 184 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 166 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 140 | 2.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 89 | 1.7% |
493 of 5,255 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Torin appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Torin's data
- Torin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,583 total births) through the 2020s (1,004) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Torins (493 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 Torin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Torin 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.