Recorded 1950–2023 Unisex name Peak 1977 2,873 births

Torrie — unisex name

2,873 babies named Torrie in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s601960s2441970s6891980s4601990s7082000s5132010s1692020s30
1990s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Torrie was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

154 babies were named Torrie in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Torrie

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,873 babies named Torrie between 1950 and 2023, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Torrie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 154 babies received it in a single year. Torrie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 586 additional births since 1965.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Torrie performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 708 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Torrie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 172 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Torrie in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Torrie 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 2,873 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.

Torrie at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

2,873

Since 1950

74 years of records

Peak year

1977

154 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1950

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 2023

Torrie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1950

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1977)
154
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
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Torrie popularity over time — boys

586 total births recorded since 1965 (Torrie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 586 births
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Torrie by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
708 births that decade — 25% of Torrie's all-time total
1950s601960s2441970s6891980s4601990s7082000s5132010s1692020s30

Torrie by state

Where Torrie concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Torrie
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%
California share of Torrie's total US births 6.0%
Even split

172 of 2,873 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Torrie appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Torrie?
2,873 babies have been named Torrie since 1950. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1977 with 154 births.
When was Torrie most popular?
Torrie was most popular in the 1990s decade with 708 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Torrie most popular?
The top states for the name Torrie are California (172 births), Texas (81 births), Ohio (48 births).
Is Torrie a unisex name?
Yes, Torrie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 2,873 births, and as a boy's name it has 586 births.
How long has the name Torrie been used?
Torrie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 74 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Torrie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tori, Tory, Torri, Torie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1950–2023 (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.