Torey
Torey is a given name, nickname and surname. Notable people with this name include the following:
Meaning & Origin of Torey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Torey is a given name, nickname and surname. Notable people with this name include the following:
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The Story of Torey
As a girl name
Torey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1959, with 103 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1959: 103 births, good for #1,051 nationwide. About 33% of every Torey on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Torey last appeared in the published SSA data in 2016, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Torey as a boy name dates back to 1953, when 5 babies received it. 1987 was its biggest year on record, with 123 newborns named Torey — #844 in the national rankings. About 28% of every Torey on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Torey ranks #7,607 for boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-44%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Torey
Torey is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1953 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Torey's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #844. Use the chart and map above to compare Torey'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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