Tory
Tory was the 4375th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 479th with 286 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,416 places. More babies were named Tory in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,375 boys, down 1,306 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24boys
- Girls and boys
- 42% girls, 58% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1977286 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,916babies recorded
Tory popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,704 | #4,375 | 22 | 24 |
| 2020 | #6,901 | #3,069 | 17 | 38 |
| 2010 | #6,169 | #3,231 | 22 | 35 |
| 2000 | #1,967 | #1,426 | 86 | 87 |
| 1990 | #1,633 | #667 | 92 | 231 |
| 1980 | #1,980 | #693 | 54 | 158 |
| 1970 | #1,950 | #775 | 44 | 114 |
| 1960 | #1,745 | #1,151 | 43 | 47 |
| 1950 | #4,704 | #4,154 | 7 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Tory, counting every spelling?
Tory is the most common spelling of a name family that had 37 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 37 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | 24 | #4,375 | 132 |
| Torrey | 13 | #6,767 | 86 |
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 Tory?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tory (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Tory 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 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tory.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tory?
About 6,500 people born in the US named Tory are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 31 and 49. That makes Tory 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.
Tory by state
How common Tory was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys 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 Tory: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tory, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tory
How popular is the name Tory?
Tory was the 4375th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 479th with 286 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,416 places. More babies were named Tory in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Tory a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 42% girls, 58% boys given the name Tory in the US.
Where is Tory most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tory was most common in Louisiana (0.05 per 1,000 boys).