Torrey
Torrey is a unisex given name and a surname. Prominent individuals with this name include:
Meaning & Origin of Torrey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Torrey is a unisex given name and a surname. Prominent individuals with this name include:
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The Story of Torrey
As a girl name
Torrey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1958, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 59 Torreys were born — ranking #2,217 that year. As of 2026, Torrey ranks #9,688 for girls with 7 births, holding steady (-4%). In total, more than 1K Torreys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Torrey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1938, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 302 Torreys were born — ranking #462 that year. As of 2026, Torrey ranks #4,675 for boys with 22 births, holding steady (-1%). In total, more than 5K Torreys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Torrey
Torrey is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1938 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Torrey's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #462. Use the chart and map above to compare Torrey'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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