Torrey is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Torrey means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Torrey across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Torrey has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Torrey is a boy name of Old Norse origin meaning “Thor's settlement; from the tower”. A surname used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,344 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Torrey per year, United States (1938 to 2025). United States peaked in 1977 (340/yr).
Torrey has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1977, when it ranked #967 nationally (given to 340 babies that year).
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