Recorded 1965–2018 Boys' name Peak 1989 381 births

Torrell — boys' name

381 babies named Torrell in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s81970s501980s1311990s972000s832010s12
1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Torrell was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

22 babies were named Torrell in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Torrell

The Social Security Administration has registered 381 babies named Torrell between 1965 and 2018, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Torrell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Torrell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Torrell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Torrell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Torrell 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 381 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.

Torrell at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

381

Since 1965

54 years of records

Peak year

1989

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1965

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2018

Torrell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1965

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1989)
22
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
0510152025 201820062001199619911986198119761965 8

Torrell by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
131 births that decade — 34% of Torrell's all-time total
1960s81970s501980s1311990s972000s832010s12

Torrell by state

Where Torrell concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Torrell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.3%
New York share of Torrell's total US births 1.3%

5 of 381 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Torrell?
381 babies have been named Torrell since 1965. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1989 with 22 births.
When was Torrell most popular?
Torrell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Torrell most popular?
The top states for the name Torrell are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Torrell been used?
Torrell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 54 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Torrell?
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, 1965–2018 (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.