How popular is the name Tory?

Tory ranks 803rd among boys' names in US records, with 17,651 births since 1938. Over the past decade it accounts for 866.

Is Tory a unisex name?

No. Tory is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1977, when 790 children were given the name. It has been in use for 87 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Torrey, Torey, Torry, Tori. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#803 of boy names

Pronounced T AO1 R IY0 (ARPABET)

Tory is a boys' name, and first appears in 1938. It has been given to 17,651 children — the 803rd most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 30% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1977, when 790 children were given it.

Four other spellings are counted in that total — Torrey, Torey, Torry and one more — because they are pronounced identically.

1977790

These spellings sound identical to Tory and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Tory?: Tory ranks 803rd among boys' names in US records, with 17,651 births since 1938. Over the past decade it accounts for 866.
Is Tory a unisex name?: No. Tory is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Tory most popular?: 1977, when 790 children were given the name. It has been in use for 87 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Tory spelled?: Torrey, Torey, Torry, Tori. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.