Unisex name · since 1950
Torrie
Torrie has 2,878 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,691 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,878
- born since 1950
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,878 girls have been named Torrie since 1950, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Torrie has 2,878 recorded births among girls since 1950, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1950 to 2024.
- #3,691 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,878 born since 1950
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Torrie ranks #3,691 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,878 born since 1950, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,691 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,878
- born since 1950
- 1990s
- peak decade
Torrie's 2,878 recorded births place it above 94.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Torrie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Torrie's full recorded timeline at 1990, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 154 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Torrie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2024
- Peak year (1977)
- 154
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
2,878 total births across 75 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1977 with 154 births in a single year.
Torrie popularity over time - boys
586 total births recorded since 1965 (Torrie as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Torrie accounts for 17% of total recorded use across both genders.
Torrie by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (708 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Torrie's strongest decade.
708 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Torrie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 60
1950s
60 births
- 1960s 244
1960s
244 births
- 1970s
1970s
689 births
- 1980s
1980s
460 births
- 1990s
1990s
708 births
- 2000s
2000s
513 births
- 2010s 169
2010s
169 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 708 births (25% of all-time use).
Torrie decade highlights
- Peak decade 708 births
- Runner-up 689 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Torrie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Torrie's total volume
Torrie by state
Where Torrie concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 172 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 81 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 48 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 36 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 34 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 33 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 32 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 30 | 1.0% |
172 of 2,878 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 6.0% of nationwide
- Texas 2.8% of nationwide
- Ohio 1.7% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 1.3% of nationwide
- Michigan 1.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 21 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 6.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Torrie appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Torrie's data
- Torrie's decade-level peak was the 1990s (708 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Torries (172 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 Torrie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1950–2024 (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 Torrie 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.
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