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Tory

#4,374 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Diminutive of Salvatore

Tory has been given to 10,916 babies in the U.S. since 1947. In 2025 it ranked #4,374 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 1977, with 286 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 64% boys, 36% girls all-time.

Babies named Tory, 2025

1 in 138,000

Tory over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
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Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Tory over time

In 2025, Tory went to 48% girls and 52% boys.

19472025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Tory: meaning, origin, and history

Diminutive of Salvatore

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Tory means

Tory is a diminutive of Salvatore.

Meaning behind the documented name family

The name developed through Tory → Salvatore → Salvatore. The family’s meaning is “savior”, recorded in Italian with the source elements Salvātōrem.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

Short for Victoria when used as a female name, and for Victor or Salvatore when used as a male name.

Excerpt from Wiktionary: Tory (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Origin, language, and formation

Tory is used in English.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Salvatore and Victoria.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, Tory is pronounced /ˈtoɹ.i/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 6,990 boys were recorded with the name Tory between 1947 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 286 in 1977; its best national rank was #479 in 1977.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #3,068 in 2020 to #4,374 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #2,958 in 2015 to #4,374 in 2025.

In the United States, 3,926 girls were recorded with the name Tory between 1948 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 180 in 1977; its best national rank was #834 in 1977.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #6,897 in 2020 to #5,703 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #4,064 in 2015 to #5,703 in 2025.

How common is Tory?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 138,000
24 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 71,200
<0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025
#4,374
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
95,747 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Tory sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 95,747 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Tory. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Torys were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Tory was born before 1986 — so the typical Tory is around 39 today.

Median birth year
1986
About 39 years old
Biggest decade
1970s
25.9% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
15.9%
Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950
6,969
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

1970s — 25.9% of all recorded uses (1,813).

Is Tory rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
+180
Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago
−1,306
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−1,416
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.60×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
8.4%
Peak was 1977 (286)
Years since peak
48
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Shifting
18.3% average annual change
Best rank ever
#479
1977

Spellings of Tory

Tory is not the most common spelling — Gary is, with 22.8% against Tory's 0.18%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Tory is used — boys

Across 1910–2025, Tory was most concentrated in Louisiana — about 1 in 10,000 boys, against 1 in 41,283 across all states with data. It was least common in New Jersey (1 in —).

010 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Louisiana1 in 10,000
  2. 2Florida1 in 20,000
  3. 3Georgia1 in 20,000
  4. 4Minnesota1 in 25,000
  5. 5Utah1 in 25,000
  6. 6Wisconsin1 in 25,000
  7. 7Iowa1 in 33,333
  8. 8Idaho1 in 33,333

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Tory has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Where Tory is used — girls

Across 1910–2025, Tory was most concentrated in California — about 1 in 50,000 girls, against 1 in 118,005 across all states with data. It was least common in Washington (1 in —).

02 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in 50,000
  2. 2Florida1 in 100,000
  3. 3Iowa1 in 100,000
  4. 4Illinois1 in 100,000
  5. 5Louisiana1 in 100,000
  6. 6Michigan1 in 100,000
  7. 7Missouri1 in 100,000
  8. 8North Carolina1 in 100,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Tory has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Tory around the world

Where Tory ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    1996–2025
    #5,137
    in 2025
  • Canada
    1991–2020
    #2,283
    in 2020
  • South Australia
    1969–2013
    #754
    in 2013

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Notable people named Tory

People whose public names include Tory, backed by Wikidata given-name records and ordered by linked Wikimedia pages. The name may be a middle name.

People data from Wikidata (CC0). Fame is measured, not judged — the order reflects how widely each person is documented, not the U.S. birth records popularity this page is otherwise about.

Tory by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#4,374
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 1,306
Best rank ever
#479
1977
Peak year
1977
286 that year
First recorded
1947
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
6,990
Count in 2025
24

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#5,703
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 1,194
Best rank ever
#834
1977
Peak year
1977
180 that year
First recorded
1948
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
3,926
Count in 2025
22

Names similar to Tory

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Names with a curve like Tory

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Tory, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

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Sibling names for Tory

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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