Tori
Tori was the 1337th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 167 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 142nd with 2,222 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 516 places. More babies were named Tori in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning pet form of Victoria; "victory" · English, Latin
Say it TOR-ee /ˈtɔri/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,337 girls, down 491 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 167girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19942,222 babies
- Total since 1880
- 38,348babies recorded
What does the name Tori mean?
Tori is a short form of Victoria, from the Latin victoria, "victory". Wikipedia notes that it is mostly used for girls, and that the Japanese word tori, "bird", is a separate name. Tori Spelling and Tori Amos made it familiar in the 1990s, when it was most popular in the US.
victoria (Latin, “victory”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Victoria, Tory, Torie, Vicky.
See also: Latin names, names that mean victory.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Tori', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Victoria', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Tori (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Tori popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 1,214 since 1960, 7 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,337 | 167 |
| 2020 | #846 | 323 |
| 2010 | #559 | 520 |
| 2000 | #262 | 1,247 |
| 1990 | #467 | 526 |
| 1980 | #612 | 301 |
| 1970 | #773 | 185 |
| 1960 | #824 | 161 |
| 1950 | #5,252 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tori, counting every spelling?
Tori is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,199 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,337 for Tori on its own. Together these spellings went to 178 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tori | 167 | #1,337 | 1,041 |
| Torri | 5 | #17,066 | 48 |
| Torie | 6 | #14,780 | 30 |
| Torrie | — | — | 29 |
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 Tori?
167 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tori (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tori 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 50 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tori.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tori?
About 36,200 people born in the US named Tori are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 22 and 35. That makes Tori mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Tori by state
How common Tori was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (4.3×), Louisiana (1.9×), Michigan (1.8×), Pennsylvania (1.8×), Georgia (1.6×). In 27 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tori: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tori, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Tori · Sibling names for Tori
Tori is also a nickname for Victoria.
Questions about the name Tori
What does Tori mean?
Tori means “pet form of Victoria; "victory"” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Tori?
Tori was the 1337th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 167 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 142nd with 2,222 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 516 places. More babies were named Tori in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Tori a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Tori in the US.
Where is Tori most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tori was most common in Maryland (0.55 per 1,000 girls), followed by District of Columbia and Louisiana.