How Many People Are Named Tory?
An estimated 10,257 people in the United States have the first name Tory. It is used for both genders, with 64.1% male. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Tory peaked in popularity in 1977 with 466 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tory 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 Tory paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Tory is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
10,257
About 1 in 33,417 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
64.1% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1977
466 births
Total Registered
10,870
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tory
Tory is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (64.1%) and females (35.9%). Out of 10,870 total births registered, 6,966 were male and 3,904 were female.
Tory as a male name
Ranked #4,540 in 2024
23 male births in 2024
Peak: 1977 (286 births)
Tory as a female name
Ranked #5,924 in 2024
21 female births in 2024
Peak: 1977 (180 births)
Tory: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tory span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,588 babies were registered. Tory has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tory by Decade
How has Tory 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.
Tory by State
Birth registrations for Tory span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Louisiana. The lowest are in South Dakota, North Dakota, Kentucky. On average, about 131 Torys were registered per state.
Tory + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tory as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tory
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tory: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tory?
We estimate approximately 10,257 people named Tory 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 33,417 Americans share this first name.
Is Tory a common name?
Tory is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,870 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tory most popular?
Tory reached peak popularity in 1977, when 466 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tory is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tory a male name?
Tory is predominantly male. 64.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tory Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tory Smith, Tory Johnson, Tory 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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