Tore
Tore is a Scandinavian masculine name. It is derived from the Old Norse name Þórir, itself from an older reconstructed form Þórvér, which is composed of Þórr meaning thunder, and vér meaning priest or warrior. So Thor's Priest, Thunder Priest, Thor's Warrior, or Thunder Warrior. The most famous person by this name is probably Tore Hund, who killed Olaf II of Norway at the Battle of Stiklestad.
- Norwegian
- Swedish
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Tore
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tore is a Scandinavian masculine name. It is derived from the Old Norse name Þórir, itself from an older reconstructed form Þórvér, which is composed of Þórr meaning thunder, and vér meaning priest or warrior. So Thor's Priest, Thunder Priest, Thor's Warrior, or Thunder Warrior. The most famous person by this name is probably Tore Hund, who killed Olaf II of Norway at the Battle of Stiklestad.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Norwegian
- Swedish
- Italian
The Story of Tore
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Tore as a girl name dates back to 1993, when 6 babies received it. 1993 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Tore — #11,780 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1994 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 11 Tores have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tore first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1959, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1986: 8 births, good for #4,853 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Tores. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2004 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 81 Tores have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Tore
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Tore. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Thore
- Ture
- Salvatore
- Salvio
- Salvo
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About the name Tore
Tore is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 81 births in the dataset. Tore's peak popularity came in 1986 when it ranked #4,853. Use the chart and map above to compare Tore'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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