Is Torry a boy or girl name?

Torry is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,696 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 13.9% were girls and 86.1% were boys. It changed hands in 1969, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Torry

Recorded 1946–2022 · United States

Torry was most popular in 1977, when 87 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,158 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,696 people named Torry.

Torry over time

Births per year. The dot marks Torry’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Torry a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Torry is mostly a boy’s name — 13.9% of the 1,696 Americans given it were girls and 86.1% were boys. It changed hands: since 1969 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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