Torie
A feminine given name of English origin meaning "small town or farm village".
Name Census estimates that about 2,924 living Americans carry the first name Torie. It is a predominantly female name (91.3% of registrations). The average person named Torie today is around 35 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Torie births was 1993 (151 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Torie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Torie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
2.9K
~ 1 in 117,221 Americans
Peak year
1993
151 babies that year
Average age
35
years old
2013 SSA rank
#12,084
Tracked since 1958
Census
Torie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,694 people with the first name Torie, which placed it at #6,069 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#6,069
National first-name rank
People counted
2.7K
2,694 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.9
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
65.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Torie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Torie is White at 65.9%. The next largest groups are Black (22.3%) and Two or More Races (4.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Torie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Torie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White65.9% · 1,775
- Black or African American22.3% · 601
- Two or more races4.9% · 131
- Hispanic or Latino4.3% · 117
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.6% · 43
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 27
Gender
Gender distribution for Torie
Torie leans heavily female at 91.3% of total registrations, but 268 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Torie as a male name
- Ranked #13,877 in 2013
- 5 male births in 2013
- Peak: 1978 (18 births)
Torie as a female name
- Ranked #12,084 in 2023
- 8 female births in 2023
- Peak: 1993 (137 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Torie leans strongly female. 2,458 people counted with this name were female (91.3%), compared with 235 male bearers (8.7%).
Popularity
Torie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Torie from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 953 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Torie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Torie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tories live
The SSA's state-level files cover 24 states and territories. Texas, California, Ohio recorded the most babies named Torie, while West Virginia, Washington, Utah recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 32 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Torie
The name Torie is a diminutive form of the name Victoria, which has its origins in the Latin word "victor" meaning "conqueror" or "victor." The name Victoria was initially derived from the ancient Roman goddess of victory, Victoria.
The name Torie emerged as a shortened version of Victoria, likely in English-speaking countries, and became a name in its own right. While the exact origin of its use as an independent name is unclear, it gained popularity as a feminine given name, particularly in the 19th and 20th centuries.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Torie can be found in the 16th century, when it was used as a nickname for Queen Victoria of England, who reigned from 1837 to 1901. This connection to British royalty may have contributed to the name's popularity in the following centuries.
Torie has been the name of several notable figures throughout history. One example is Torie Clarke, an American author and public relations professional born in 1961. Another is Torie Osborn, an American politician and LGBT rights activist born in 1951.
In the literary world, Torie Folliard-McCartney was an Australian author and biographer born in 1941. The name has also been used in the entertainment industry, such as Torie Dillard, an American actress born in 1971.
Additionally, Torie Wilson was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics, demonstrating the name's use across various fields and cultures.
While the name Torie is not as common as its parent name Victoria, it has maintained a presence throughout history, particularly in English-speaking countries. Its connection to the Latin root "victor" and its association with British royalty have contributed to its enduring appeal.
People
Torie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Torie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Torie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Torie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,924 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Torie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 117,221 US residents.
Is Torie a common name?
We classify Torie as "Rare". It ranks above 95.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,079 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Torie most popular?
The single biggest year for Torie was 1993, when 151 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Torie is about 35 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Torie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,694 people with the name Torie, or 0.89 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #6,069 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Torie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Torie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Torie leans strongly female. 2,458 people counted with this name were female (91.3%), compared with 235 male bearers (8.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Torie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Torie is White at 65.9%. The next largest groups are Black (22.3%) and Two or More Races (4.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Torie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Torie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 65.9% (1,775 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Torie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Torie a female name?
Yes, 91.3% of people registered as Torie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Torie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Torie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Torie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Torie?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Torie, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.