Unisex name · since 1946
Torry
Torry has 1,460 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,025 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,460
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Torry is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,460 have been recorded since 1946.
Torry has 1,460 recorded births among boys since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2022.
- #4,025 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,460 born since 1946
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Torry ranks #4,025 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,460 born since 1946, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,025 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,460
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Torry's 1,460 recorded births place it above 91.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Torry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Torry's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1946, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 71, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Torry popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2022
- Peak year (1976)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Torry popularity over time - girls
236 total births recorded since 1959 (Torry as girls' name)
Torry by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (429 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Torry's strongest decade.
429 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Torry births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 130
1960s
130 births
- 1970s
1970s
429 births
- 1980s
1980s
326 births
- 1990s
1990s
284 births
- 2000s 164
2000s
164 births
- 2010s 84
2010s
84 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 429 births (29% of all-time use).
How Torry compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Torry's total volume
Torry by state
Where Torry concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 23 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 13 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 6 | 0.4% |
23 of 1,460 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Torry appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Torry's data
- Torry's decade-level peak was the 1970s (429 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Torrys (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Torry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1946–2022 (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 Torry 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.