Is Tora a boy or girl name?

Tora is a girl’s name. Of the 1,016 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 97.4% were girls and 2.6% were boys.

Tora

Recorded 1898–2025 · United States

Tora was most popular in 1976, when 53 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,846 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,016 people named Tora.

Tora over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tora’s peak in 1976. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tora a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tora is a girl’s name — 97.4% of the 1,016 Americans given it were girls and 2.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org