Torren
A Scottish masculine name meaning "thunder" or "rising river".
Name Census estimates that about 851 living Americans carry the first name Torren. It is a predominantly male name (95.5% of registrations). The average person named Torren today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Torren births was 2019 (51 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Torren. 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 Torren with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
851
~ 1 in 402,767 Americans
Peak year
2019
51 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,022
Tracked since 1970
Census
Torren in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 726 people with the first name Torren, which placed it at #15,745 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
#15,745
National first-name rank
People counted
726
726 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
52.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Torren
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Torren is White at 52.5%. The next largest groups are Black (29.2%) and Two or More Races (9.2%). 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 Torren 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 Torren at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White52.5% · 381
- Black or African American29.2% · 212
- Two or more races9.2% · 67
- Hispanic or Latino8.0% · 58
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Torren
Torren leans heavily male at 95.5% of total registrations, but 39 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Torren as a male name
- Ranked #5,022 in 2024
- 20 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2019 (46 births)
Torren as a female name
- Ranked #17,757 in 2019
- 5 female births in 2019
- Peak: 2001 (7 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Torren leans strongly male. 643 people counted with this name were male (88.6%), compared with 83 female bearers (11.4%).
Popularity
Torren: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Torren from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 303 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Torren remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Torren 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 Torren during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Torren
The name Torren is of Scottish origin, deriving from the Gaelic word "torr" which means a hill or a mound. It is believed to have been a topographic name initially, referring to someone who lived near a hill or a mound.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Torren dates back to the 13th century, found in the Scottish Exchequer Rolls of 1264, where a person named Torren de Craufurd is mentioned. This suggests that the name was in use in Scotland during the medieval period.
In the 16th century, a Scottish poet and historian named Torren Echlin (1562-1635) gained recognition for his works, including a historical account of the Scottish Reformation. His writings provide insights into the cultural and religious landscape of Scotland during that time.
Another notable figure with the name Torren was Torren McArthur (1724-1798), a Scottish-American soldier and surveyor who fought in the American Revolutionary War. He later became a prominent landowner and contributed to the development of the early settlement in Pennsylvania.
In the 19th century, Torren Renwick (1824-1902) was a Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist. He made a fortune in the textile industry and donated generously to educational institutions, including the establishment of the Renwick Library at the University of Pennsylvania.
Moving into the 20th century, Torren Ecclestone (1920-2010) was a British racing driver and entrepreneur. He founded the Brabham racing team and played a significant role in the development of Formula One racing in the post-war era.
Throughout its history, the name Torren has maintained a strong connection to its Scottish roots, although it has been adopted and used in other parts of the world as well. While not as common as some other names, it has been carried by individuals from various walks of life, including poets, soldiers, businessmen, and sportsmen.
People
Torren + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Torren 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
Torren: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Torren?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 851 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Torren 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 402,767 US residents.
Is Torren a common name?
We classify Torren as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 863 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Torren most popular?
The single biggest year for Torren was 2019, when 51 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Torren is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Torren in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 726 people with the name Torren, or 0.24 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #15,745 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 Torren 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 Torren?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Torren leans strongly male. 643 people counted with this name were male (88.6%), compared with 83 female bearers (11.4%). 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 Torren?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Torren is White at 52.5%. The next largest groups are Black (29.2%) and Two or More Races (9.2%). 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 Torren most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Torren in the 2020 Census, accounting for 52.5% (381 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 Torren in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Torren a male name?
Yes, 95.5% of people registered as Torren in the SSA data are male. 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 Torren still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Torren 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 Torren 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 Torren?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.