Is Tory a boy or girl name?
Tory is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 21 girls and 23 boys were named Tory, so 47.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 35.9% of the 10,870 US babies named Tory were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,540
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,924
- Babies named Tory since 1947
- 10,870
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 466 babies
Boys and girls named Tory, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 21 | 13 | 38.2% |
| 1950s | 108 | 115 | 51.6% |
| 1960s | 514 | 307 | 37.4% |
| 1970s | 1,813 | 741 | 29% |
| 1980s | 1,789 | 698 | 28.1% |
| 1990s | 1,547 | 1,041 | 40.2% |
| 2000s | 661 | 552 | 45.5% |
| 2010s | 367 | 345 | 48.5% |
| 2020s | 146 | 92 | 38.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 | #4,540 | 21 | #5,924 |
| 2023 | 27 | #4,101 | 14 | #8,016 |
| 2022 | 35 | #3,404 | 19 | #6,442 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,482 | 21 | #5,929 |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,069 | 17 | #6,897 |
| 2019 | 35 | #3,336 | 29 | #4,764 |
| 2018 | 39 | #3,046 | 32 | #4,447 |
| 2017 | 42 | #2,884 | 33 | #4,369 |
| 2016 | 48 | #2,620 | 35 | #4,235 |
| 2015 | 40 | #2,959 | 37 | #4,064 |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,773 | 36 | #4,174 |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,489 | 44 | #3,564 |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,793 | 38 | #4,041 |
| 2011 | 41 | #2,897 | 39 | #3,908 |
| 2010 | 35 | #3,229 | 22 | #6,169 |
| 2009 | 42 | #2,890 | 29 | #5,085 |
| 2008 | 47 | #2,675 | 48 | #3,471 |
| 2007 | 60 | #2,233 | 37 | #4,204 |
| 2006 | 61 | #2,149 | 38 | #3,988 |
| 2005 | 69 | #1,867 | 67 | #2,578 |
| 2004 | 66 | #1,878 | 66 | #2,552 |
| 2003 | 83 | #1,546 | 56 | #2,798 |
| 2002 | 75 | #1,619 | 61 | #2,581 |
| 2001 | 71 | #1,658 | 64 | #2,458 |
| 2000 | 87 | #1,426 | 86 | #1,967 |
| 1999 | 83 | #1,419 | 77 | #2,037 |
| 1998 | 90 | #1,337 | 78 | #1,956 |
| 1997 | 105 | #1,166 | 90 | #1,731 |
| 1996 | 116 | #1,059 | 113 | #1,465 |
| 1995 | 148 | #912 | 100 | #1,541 |
| 1994 | 169 | #816 | 150 | #1,183 |
| 1993 | 197 | #746 | 142 | #1,226 |
| 1992 | 208 | #715 | 108 | #1,473 |
| 1991 | 200 | #718 | 91 | #1,655 |
| 1990 | 231 | #667 | 92 | #1,633 |
| 1989 | 245 | #641 | 76 | #1,785 |
| 1988 | 200 | #670 | 101 | #1,399 |
| 1987 | 208 | #637 | 88 | #1,485 |
| 1986 | 203 | #630 | 91 | #1,418 |
| 1985 | 176 | #670 | 80 | #1,535 |
| 1984 | 151 | #712 | 62 | #1,767 |
| 1983 | 163 | #671 | 63 | #1,732 |
| 1982 | 154 | #703 | 46 | #2,217 |
| 1981 | 131 | #766 | 37 | #2,561 |
| 1980 | 158 | #693 | 54 | #1,980 |
| 1979 | 205 | #598 | 75 | #1,554 |
| 1978 | 212 | #578 | 106 | #1,193 |
| 1977 | 286 | #479 | 180 | #834 |
| 1976 | 220 | #542 | 144 | #915 |
| 1975 | 199 | #574 | 55 | #1,726 |
| 1974 | 155 | #651 | 46 | #1,911 |
| 1973 | 143 | #670 | 31 | #2,451 |
| 1972 | 164 | #616 | 27 | #2,676 |
| 1971 | 115 | #766 | 33 | #2,371 |
| 1970 | 114 | #775 | 44 | #1,950 |
| 1969 | 96 | #793 | 30 | #2,393 |
| 1968 | 57 | #986 | 10 | #4,754 |
| 1967 | 49 | #1,057 | 28 | #2,322 |
| 1966 | 51 | #1,025 | 26 | #2,406 |
| 1965 | 40 | #1,224 | 22 | #2,679 |
| 1964 | 40 | #1,233 | 17 | #3,231 |
| 1963 | 38 | #1,274 | 41 | #1,835 |
| 1962 | 47 | #1,135 | 34 | #2,025 |
| 1961 | 49 | #1,132 | 56 | #1,515 |
| 1960 | 47 | #1,152 | 43 | #1,745 |
| 1959 | 27 | #1,555 | 43 | #1,696 |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,170 | 10 | #4,175 |
| 1957 | 18 | #1,949 | 12 | #3,678 |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,489 | 13 | #3,483 |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,544 | 12 | #3,562 |
| 1954 | 10 | #2,725 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,698 | 7 | #4,991 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,329 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,364 |
| 1950 | 5 | #4,154 | 7 | #4,704 |
| 1949 | 5 | #4,166 | 8 | #4,210 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,992 | 5 | #5,976 |
| 1947 | 8 | #3,077 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tory reached #479 in 1977. As a girl name, it reached #834 in 1977. 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 Tory
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.