Is Torrance a boy or girl name?
Torrance is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 9 boys were named Torrance, so 52.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 13.5% of the 4,128 US babies named Torrance were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #8,882
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,174
- Babies named Torrance since 1940
- 4,128
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 128 babies
Boys and girls named Torrance, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 88 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 324 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,106 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 624 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 578 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 416 | 367 | 46.9% |
| 2010s | 335 | 144 | 30.1% |
| 2020s | 83 | 40 | 32.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,882 | 10 | #10,174 |
| 2023 | 15 | #6,183 | 8 | #12,085 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,833 | 8 | #12,148 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,918 | 7 | #13,354 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,206 | 7 | #13,355 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,216 | 12 | #9,068 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,520 | 13 | #8,564 |
| 2017 | 41 | #2,942 | 11 | #9,877 |
| 2016 | 44 | #2,769 | 14 | #8,357 |
| 2015 | 26 | #4,070 | 13 | #8,901 |
| 2014 | 39 | #2,979 | 14 | #8,452 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,171 | 13 | #9,005 |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,862 | 22 | #6,093 |
| 2011 | 43 | #2,790 | 15 | #8,163 |
| 2010 | 34 | #3,300 | 17 | #7,487 |
| 2009 | 34 | #3,327 | 26 | #5,528 |
| 2008 | 45 | #2,748 | 13 | #9,438 |
| 2007 | 44 | #2,760 | 28 | #5,220 |
| 2006 | 40 | #2,873 | 39 | #3,915 |
| 2005 | 36 | #2,953 | 42 | #3,580 |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,069 | 44 | #3,441 |
| 2003 | 53 | #2,124 | 62 | #2,606 |
| 2002 | 41 | #2,467 | 73 | #2,261 |
| 2001 | 51 | #2,083 | 40 | #3,415 |
| 2000 | 39 | #2,470 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 43 | #2,195 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 51 | #1,923 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 48 | #1,930 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 49 | #1,870 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 52 | #1,735 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 41 | #2,039 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 64 | #1,472 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 77 | #1,293 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 80 | #1,252 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 73 | #1,304 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 81 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 83 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 70 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 57 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 44 | #1,522 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 54 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 43 | #1,468 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 44 | #1,461 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 63 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 85 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 76 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 108 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 105 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 109 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 110 | #795 | 5 | #10,513 |
| 1974 | 118 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 128 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 114 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 119 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 119 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 91 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 55 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 32 | #1,361 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 30 | #1,426 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 24 | #1,621 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 27 | #1,541 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 27 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,660 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,697 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,113 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 19 | #1,913 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 17 | #2,020 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,960 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,516 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,185 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,795 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,888 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,706 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,568 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,991 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,742 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,902 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Torrance reached #713 in 1973. As a girl name, it reached #2,261 in 2002. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Torrance
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.