Torry
Torry is a given name, nickname and surname. Notable people with this name include the following:
Meaning & Origin of Torry
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Torry is a given name, nickname and surname. Notable people with this name include the following:
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The Story of Torry
As a girl name
Torry first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1959, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 24 Torrys were born — ranking #3,176 that year. As of 2026, Torry ranks #16,098 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 236 Torrys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Torry first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1946, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 71 Torrys were born — ranking #990 that year. As of 2026, Torry ranks #7,764 for boys with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Torrys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Torry
Torry is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1946 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Torry's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #990. Use the chart and map above to compare Torry'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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