Boys' name · since 1965
Torrell
Torrell has 381 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,284 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 381
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
381 boys have been named Torrell since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Torrell has been recorded 381 times among boys since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2018.
- #9,284 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 381 born since 1965
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Torrell ranks #9,284 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 381 born since 1965, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,284 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 381
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Torrell's 381 recorded births place it above 79.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Torrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Torrell's full recorded timeline at 1993, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Torrell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2018
- Peak year (1989)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Torrell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (131 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Torrell's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Torrell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 50
1970s
50 births
- 1980s
1980s
131 births
- 1990s
1990s
97 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 131 births (34% of all-time use).
Torrell by state
Where Torrell concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 381 births nationwide.
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What to do with Torrell's data
- Torrell's decade-level peak was the 1980s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Torrells (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Torrell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1965–2018 (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 Torrell 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.