Tor
Tor (Þor) is a Nordic masculine given name derived from the name of the Norse god Thor. It may refer toTor Ahlsand, Norwegian Olympic rower Tor Albert Ersdal, Norwegian Olympic rower Tor Arneberg (1928–2015), Norwegian Olympic sailor Tor Arne Andreassen, Norwegian association football player Tor Egil Horn, Norwegian football goalkeeper Tor Egil Kreken, Norwegian musician Tor Endresen, Norwegian…
- Norwegian
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Tor
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tor (Þor) is a Nordic masculine given name derived from the name of the Norse god Thor. It may refer toTor Ahlsand, Norwegian Olympic rower Tor Albert Ersdal, Norwegian Olympic rower Tor Arneberg (1928–2015), Norwegian Olympic sailor Tor Arne Andreassen, Norwegian association football player Tor Egil Horn, Norwegian football goalkeeper Tor Egil Kreken, Norwegian musician Tor Endresen, Norwegian…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Norwegian
- Swedish
The Story of Tor
The earliest SSA record of Tor as a baby boy name dates back to 1950, when 6 babies received it. 1965 was its biggest year on record, with 30 newborns named Tor — #1,405 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Tor ranks #7,847 for baby boys with 6 births, falling sharply (-34%). All told, over 882 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Tor
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Names that sound like Tor
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About the name Tor
Tor is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 882 births in the dataset. Tor's peak popularity came in 1965 when it ranked #1,405. Use the chart and map above to compare Tor's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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