Torii
Torii is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:Chiho Torii, Japanese former volleyball player Keiko Torii, Japanese plant scientist Torii Kiyohiro, Japanese artist Torii Kiyomasu, Japanese painter and printmaker Torii Kiyomasu II, Japanese painter and woodblock printmaker Torii Kiyomitsu, Japanese painter and printmaker Torii Kiyomoto, Japanese actor Torii Kiyonaga, Japanese…
Meaning & Origin of Torii
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Torii is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:Chiho Torii, Japanese former volleyball player Keiko Torii, Japanese plant scientist Torii Kiyohiro, Japanese artist Torii Kiyomasu, Japanese painter and printmaker Torii Kiyomasu II, Japanese painter and woodblock printmaker Torii Kiyomitsu, Japanese painter and printmaker Torii Kiyomoto, Japanese actor Torii Kiyonaga, Japanese…
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The Story of Torii
As a girl name
American parents first put Torii on the record books as a girl name in 1970, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 9 Toriis were born — ranking #10,859 that year. About 38% of every Torii on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Torii last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 79 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Torii as a boy name dates back to 2003, when 6 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Torii — #9,581 in the national rankings. Torii last appeared in the published SSA data in 2007, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 17 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Torii
Torii is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 79 births in the dataset. Torii's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #10,859. Use the chart and map above to compare Torii'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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