Boys' name · since 1961
Torres
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 298 babies named Torres, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,638 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,871 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 298
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
298 babies have been named Torres since 1961, making it today's #9871 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Torres recorded 298 times among boys since 1961, holding rank #9871 nationally today, ahead of 29% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #10,638 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,871 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 298 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Torres ranks #10,638 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,871 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 298 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,638 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,871 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 298
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Torres's 298 recorded births place it above 76.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Torres compares
298 45th percentile among 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
Torres's all-time total is 19% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Torres | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 298 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Torres's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Torres's full recorded timeline at 1991, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Torres popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Torres by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (73 births, 24% of the file).
1990s was Torres's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Torres births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
39 births
- 1970s
1970s
52 births
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
73 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
45 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 73 births (24% of all-time use).
Torres by state
Where Torres concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 298 births nationwide.
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What to do with Torres's data
- Torres's decade-level peak was the 1990s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Torress (5 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 Torres: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Torres 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.