Tora
Tora was the 10839th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 1683rd; the most babies were born in 1976 (53). More babies were named Tora in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,839 girls, down 1,929 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197653 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,016babies recorded
Tora popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 26 since 1971.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,839 | 9 |
| 2020 | #8,910 | 12 |
| 2010 | #7,855 | 16 |
| 2000 | #10,690 | 9 |
| 1990 | #6,847 | 13 |
| 1980 | #5,527 | 13 |
| 1970 | #2,570 | 29 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #3,943 | 9 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | #2,379 | 6 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tora, counting every spelling?
Tora is the most common spelling of a name family that had 16 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 16 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tora | 9 | #10,839 | 61 |
| Torah | 7 | #13,082 | 51 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tora?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tora (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tora born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tora.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tora?
About 900 people born in the US named Tora are alive today, with a median age of 44; half are between 21 and 53. That makes Tora mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tora: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tora, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tora
How popular is the name Tora?
Tora was the 10839th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 1683rd; the most babies were born in 1976 (53). More babies were named Tora in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Tora a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Tora in the US.