Unisex name · since 1947
Tory
6,990 babies named Tory in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,463 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,283 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,990
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tory is the #4283 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 6,990 recorded since 1947.
Tory has 6,990 recorded births among boys since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4283 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of boys, 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 1947 to 2025.
- #1,463 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,283 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,990 born since 1947
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tory ranks #1,463 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,283 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,990 born since 1947, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,463 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,283 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,990
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tory's 6,990 recorded births place it above 96.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Tory compares
6,990 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tory's all-time total is 19x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tory | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,990 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 286 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tory's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tory's full recorded timeline at 1987, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 286 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tory popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 286
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Tory popularity over time - girls
3,926 total births recorded since 1948 (Tory as girls' name)
Tory by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,813 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Tory's strongest decade.
1,813 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Tory births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s 108
1950s
108 births
- 1960s 514
1960s
514 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,813 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,789 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,547 births
- 2000s 661
2000s
661 births
- 2010s 367
2010s
367 births
- 2020s 170
2020s
170 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,813 births (26% of all-time use).
How Tory 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 Tory's total volume
Tory by state
Where Tory concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 432 | 6.2% |
| #2 | California | | 428 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 319 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 290 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 276 | 3.9% |
| #6 | New York | | 261 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 226 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 204 | 2.9% |
432 of 6,990 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Tory appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tory's data
- Tory's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,813 total births); usage has since declined to 170 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Torys (432 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tory: 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 (~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, 1947–2025 (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 Tory 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.