Boys' name · since 1917
Toru
Toru has 60 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,936 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 60
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Toru sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 60 recorded since 1917.
Toru has 60 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1995.
- #20,936 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 60 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Toru ranks #20,936 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #20,936 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 60
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Toru's 60 recorded births place it above 53.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Toru's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Toru's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1927, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Toru popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1995
- Peak year (1922)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Toru by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (38 births, 63% of the file).
1920s was Toru's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Toru births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
17 births
- 1920s
1920s
38 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 38 births (63% of all-time use).
Toru by state
Where Toru concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 20.0% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 5 | 8.3% |
12 of 60 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Toru's decade-level peak was the 1920s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Torus (12 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 Toru: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1917–1995 (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 Toru 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.