How Many People Are Named Toru?
An estimated 6 people in the United States have the first name Toru. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Toru peaked in popularity in 1922 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Toru as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Toru paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Toru is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
6
About 1 in 57,125,723 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1922
14 births
Total Registered
60
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Toru
Toru is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 60 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Toru as a male name
Ranked #10,205 in 1995
5 male births in 1995
Peak: 1922 (14 births)
Toru: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Toru span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 38 babies were registered. Toru has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Toru by Decade
How has Toru tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Toru by State
Toru + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Toru as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Toru
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Toru: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Toru?
We estimate approximately 6 people named Toru are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 57,125,723 Americans share this first name.
Is Toru a common name?
Toru is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 22.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 60 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Toru most popular?
Toru reached peak popularity in 1922, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Toru is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Toru a male name?
Toru is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Toru Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Toru Smith, Toru Johnson, Toru Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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