Unisex name · since 1940
Torrance
3,590 babies named Torrance in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,260 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,243 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,590
- born since 1940
- 1970s
- peak decade
Torrance currently ranks #5243 among unisex names in America, with 3,590 babies recorded since 1940.
Torrance has 3,590 recorded births among boys since 1940, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5243 as of the latest data, more common than 62% of boys, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2025.
- #2,260 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,243 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,590 born since 1940
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Torrance ranks #2,260 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,243 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,590 born since 1940, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,260 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,243 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,590
- born since 1940
- 1970s
- peak decade
Torrance's 3,590 recorded births place it above 95.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Torrance compares
3,590 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Torrance's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Torrance | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,590 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 128 | 34 | 22,252 |
Torrance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Torrance's full recorded timeline at 1987, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1940, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 128 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Torrance popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2025
- Peak year (1973)
- 128
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Torrance popularity over time - girls
562 total births recorded since 1975 (Torrance as girls' name)
Torrance by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,106 births, 31% of the file).
1970s was Torrance's strongest decade.
1,106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Torrance births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s 88
1950s
88 births
- 1960s 324
1960s
324 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,106 births
- 1980s
1980s
624 births
- 1990s
1990s
578 births
- 2000s 416
2000s
416 births
- 2010s 335
2010s
335 births
- 2020s 101
2020s
101 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,106 births (31% of all-time use).
How Torrance 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 Torrance's total volume
Torrance by state
Where Torrance concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 311 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 219 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 208 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 200 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 78 | 2.2% |
| #6 | California | | 77 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 54 | 1.5% |
| #8 | New York | | 47 | 1.3% |
311 of 3,590 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Torrance appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Torrance's data
- Torrance's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,106 total births); usage has since declined to 101 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Torrances (311 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Torrance: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~85 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, 1940–2025 (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 Torrance 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.