Boys' name · since 1976

Torrez

Torrez has 110 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#16,826 of 45,481
all-time among boys
110
born since 1976
1990s
peak decade

Torrez is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 110 have been recorded since 1976.

Torrez has 110 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2005.

  • #16,826 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 110 born since 1976
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Torrez ranks #16,826 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 110 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.

#16,826 of 45,481
all-time among boys
110
born since 1976
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Torrez's 110 recorded births place it above 62.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Torrez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Torrez splits its recorded history at 1996: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Torrez popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2005

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1996)
22
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
0510152025 1976198319931996199820002005 5

Torrez by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (72 births, 65% of the file).

1990s was Torrez's strongest decade.

72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.

Torrez births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 72 births (65% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Torrez?
Torrez has been given to 110 babies in the U.S. since 1976, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,826 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2005. 22 babies were born in 1996, its single highest year.
Where does Torrez sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Torrez ranks #16,826 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Torrez most popular?
Torrez was most popular in the 1990s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Torrez been used?
The SSA has tracked Torrez since 1976 -- 30 years through the most recent 2005 data.
What names are similar to Torrez?
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.

What to do with Torrez's data

  • Torrez's decade-level peak was the 1990s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Torrez

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Torrez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1976–2005 (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 Torrez 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.