Torrie
A diminutive form of the French feminine name Victoire, meaning "victory".
Name Census estimates that about 3,251 living Americans carry the first name Torrie. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 83.1% of registrations being female. The average person named Torrie today is around 38 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Torrie births was 1977 (187 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Torrie. 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 Torrie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
3.3K
~ 1 in 105,430 Americans
Peak year
1977
187 babies that year
Average age
38
years old
2014 SSA rank
#10,610
Tracked since 1950
Census
Torrie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,943 people with the first name Torrie, which placed it at #5,714 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
#5,714
National first-name rank
People counted
2.9K
2,943 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
55.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Torrie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Torrie is White at 55.4%. The next largest groups are Black (34.4%) and Two or More Races (5.0%). 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 Torrie 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 Torrie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White55.4% · 1,629
- Black or African American34.4% · 1,011
- Two or more races5.0% · 146
- Hispanic or Latino3.1% · 90
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 43
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 24
Gender
Gender distribution for Torrie
Torrie leans heavily female at 83.1% of total registrations, but 586 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Torrie as a male name
- Ranked #10,610 in 2014
- 7 male births in 2014
- Peak: 1976 (37 births)
Torrie as a female name
- Ranked #12,086 in 2023
- 8 female births in 2023
- Peak: 1977 (154 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Torrie leans strongly female. 2,472 people counted with this name were female (84.0%), compared with 470 male bearers (16.0%).
Popularity
Torrie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Torrie from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 901 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Torrie 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 Torrie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Torries live
The SSA's state-level files cover 22 states and territories. California, Texas, Ohio recorded the most babies named Torrie, while Wisconsin, Utah, New Jersey recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 28 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Torrie
The given name Torrie has its origins in the Old Norse language, which was spoken by the Germanic people who inhabited Scandinavia and parts of northern Europe during the Viking Age (8th to 11th centuries). It is derived from the Old Norse word "þorr," which means "thunder" and is associated with the Norse god Thor, the god of thunder, lightning, storms, and strength.
The name Torrie is believed to have emerged as a diminutive or nickname form of the Old Norse name "Thorir," which itself is a combination of the elements "þorr" and "ríkr," meaning "powerful" or "mighty." Thus, Torrie can be interpreted as a name that carries the connotation of strength, power, and association with the mighty god Thor.
While the name Torrie does not appear to have been widely documented in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it likely gained popularity among the Norse people as a way to honor their cultural and religious heritage. Some of the earliest recorded examples of the name can be found in medieval Scandinavian records and genealogies.
One of the notable historical figures bearing the name Torrie was Torrie Hund, a Norwegian Viking warrior and chieftain who lived in the late 9th century. He is mentioned in the Icelandic sagas, particularly the Landnámabók, which details the settlement of Iceland by Norse settlers.
Another person of note was Torrie Torkilsson, a Danish nobleman and military commander who lived in the 12th century. He played a significant role in the Danish conquest of parts of northern Germany and is mentioned in chronicles of the time.
In the 13th century, there was Torrie af Bjelbo, a Swedish knight and landowner whose name is recorded in various medieval Swedish documents and land registries.
A more recent historical figure was Torrie Holm, a Norwegian explorer and sea captain who lived from 1896 to 1988. He is known for his expeditions to the Arctic regions and his contributions to polar exploration.
Lastly, Torrie Sveinsson was an Icelandic writer and poet who lived from 1910 to 1982. He is considered one of the most influential figures in modern Icelandic literature and is celebrated for his poetic works that drew inspiration from Norse mythology and folklore.
Overall, the name Torrie has a rich history rooted in Old Norse culture and mythology, and its usage has been documented across various Scandinavian regions throughout the centuries.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Torrie
People
Torrie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Torrie 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
Torrie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Torrie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,251 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Torrie 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 105,430 US residents.
Is Torrie a common name?
We classify Torrie as "Rare". It ranks above 95.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,459 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Torrie most popular?
The single biggest year for Torrie was 1977, when 187 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Torrie is about 38 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Torrie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,943 people with the name Torrie, or 0.97 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,714 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 Torrie 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 Torrie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Torrie leans strongly female. 2,472 people counted with this name were female (84.0%), compared with 470 male bearers (16.0%). 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 Torrie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Torrie is White at 55.4%. The next largest groups are Black (34.4%) and Two or More Races (5.0%). 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 Torrie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Torrie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 55.4% (1,629 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 Torrie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Torrie a female name?
Yes, 83.1% of people registered as Torrie 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 Torrie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Torrie 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 Torrie 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 share the name Torrie?
Want to know how many Americans are named Torrie? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.