Toru
Toru is a name with a single cultural origin: Japanese.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Toru
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Toru is a name with a single cultural origin: Japanese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Toru
American parents first put Toru on the record books as a baby boy name in 1917, with 10 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 14 Torus were born — ranking #2,240 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 63% of all recorded Torus. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1995 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 60 Torus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Toru
Toru is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 60 births in the dataset. Toru's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #2,240. Use the chart and map above to compare Toru'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.