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. Its peak popularity came in 1959, when 103 Toreys were born — ranking #1,051 that year. As of 2026, Torey ranks #14,326 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Toreys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Torey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1953, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1987, when 123 Toreys were born — ranking #844 that year. As of 2026, Torey ranks #7,607 for boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-44%). In total, more than 3K Toreys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through 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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