girls' name ★ peaked 1994

Tori

Meaning A diminutive of the female given name Victoria Gender Girl · 3% boys Rank 2025 #1,337 Trend ↓ Falling 42%

A diminutive of the female given name Victoria.

Rank 2025
#1,337
among girls · ↑76 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
174
named Tori · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,624
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1994
2,260 babies
All-time total
38,348
#726 all-time among girls
First recorded
1945
in Social Security records

Tori popularity over time

38,348 babies have been named Tori since 1945, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 25 – 25 3 – #3,380
1950s 325 – 325 33 +1200% #847
1960s 1,538 49 1,587 159 +388% #751
1970s 3,327 294 3,621 362 +128% #345
1980s 3,441 251 3,692 369 +2% #446
1990s 14,535 315 14,850 1,485 +302% #142
2000s 8,705 148 8,853 885 -40% #262
2010s 3,874 100 3,974 397 -55% #559
2020s (to 2025) 1,364 57 1,421 237 -40% #846

Where Tori is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 153 0.10 outside top 500
2027 142 0.09 outside top 500
2028 133 0.08 outside top 500
2029 126 0.08 outside top 500
2030 121 0.08 outside top 500

Where Tori is most popular

Girls named Tori per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.128 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, District of Columbia, and Louisiana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Tori born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maryland 58 0.547 +327%
District of Columbia 5 0.422 +229%
Louisiana 21 0.240 +87%
Michigan 42 0.231 +80%
Pennsylvania 54 0.228 +78%
Georgia 48 0.211 +65%
New York 76 0.192 +50%
Virginia 27 0.158 +23%
Minnesota 17 0.158 +23%
Illinois 35 0.153 +19%
Florida 59 0.138 +7%
Ohio 30 0.126 ≈ national
Texas 89 0.111 -14%
North Carolina 25 0.110 -14%
California 84 0.100 -22%
Colorado 11 0.099 -23%
Tennessee 14 0.088 -31%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -33%
Utah 7 0.084 -34%
Alabama 7 0.075 -42%
Wisconsin 7 0.068 -47%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -54%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -57%
New Jersey 6 0.033 -74%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Tori

Tori is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,337 in 2025 with 167 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1945, 38,348 American babies have been named Tori. Its peak came in 1994, when 2,260 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Tori stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Tori?

The median living Tori is about 29 years old; half are between 21 and 34. An estimated 38 thousand people named Tori are alive in the United States today.

median 29 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Tori year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 167 #1,337 7 #10,575
2024 159 #1,413 8 #9,778
2023 204 #1,178 5 #13,999
2022 254 #1,021 9 #8,916
2021 257 #999 11 #7,529
2020 323 #846 17 #5,433
2019 296 #902 11 #7,581
2018 330 #824 11 #7,567
2017 350 #788 10 #8,090
2016 362 #787 11 #7,556
2015 343 #821 9 #8,675
2014 385 #728 8 #9,548
2013 408 #694 9 #8,705
2012 422 #672 5 #14,033
2011 458 #627 11 #7,457
2010 520 #559 15 #6,008
2009 551 #555 11 #7,643
2008 645 #490 10 #8,251
2007 674 #479 7 #10,798
2006 697 #452 21 #4,505
2005 796 #393 9 #8,238
2004 843 #372 19 #4,588
2003 1,035 #297 14 #5,526
2002 1,085 #286 14 #5,374
2001 1,132 #278 27 #3,313
2000 1,247 #262 16 #4,765
1995 1,992 #161 42 #2,021
1990 526 #467 34 #2,159
1985 292 #639 16 #3,060
1980 301 #612 27 #2,050
1975 318 #545 36 #1,501
1970 185 #773 9 #3,500
1965 129 #882 5 #4,384
1960 161 #824 8 #3,319
1955 24 #2,276 – –
1950 6 #5,252 – –
1945 5 #5,180 – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Tori

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Tori Spelling Tori Spelling American actress (born 1973) Contemporary
  2. 2 Tori Kelly Tori Kelly American singer-songwriter (born 1992) Contemporary
  3. 3 Tori Amos Tori Amos American singer-songwriter (born 1963) Contemporary
  4. 4 Tori Black Tori Black American pornographic film actress (born 1988) Contemporary
  5. 5 Tori Bowie Tori Bowie American sprinter and long jumper (1990–2023) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Tori, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Tori?

The median living Tori is about 29 years old. Half of all living Toris are between 21 and 34 years old.

How many people named Tori are alive today?

An estimated 38 thousand people named Tori are alive in the United States, based on 38,348 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Tori mean?

A diminutive of the female given name Victoria.

How popular is the name Tori in 2025?

Tori ranked #1,337 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 167 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Tori?

38,348 babies have been named Tori in the United States since 1945, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Tori most popular?

Tori peaked in 1994, when 2,260 newborns received the name.

Is Tori a boy or girl name?

Tori is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Tori rising or falling?

Tori is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Tori become more popular?

Tori is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 121 girls named Tori in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Tori?

Well-known people named Tori include Tori Spelling (actor), Tori Kelly (singer), Tori Amos (singer).

Names like Tori

Names that sound and feel close to Tori: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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