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Unisex name

Tory

/ˈtɔɹi/ · 36% girls, 64% boys · 46 born in 2025

Tory has been given to about 10,916 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1977, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtɔɹi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 9,918
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tory per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1977 · 466
  • Born in 202546
  • All time10,916
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Tory?

Its best year was 1977, when 466 babies were given the name, ranking 834th. The typical living American called Tory is about 38 years old today.

Names that sound like Tory

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cory0.81
  2. Rory0.81
  3. Kory0.81
  4. Tori0.78
  5. Tony0.75
  6. Toby0.75
  7. Tommy0.72
  8. Torey0.71

Middle names for Tory

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tory Anne0.81
  2. Tory Eve0.80
  3. Tory Elizabeth0.78
  4. Tory Catherine0.78
  5. Tory Marie0.77
  6. Tory Grace0.77

Sibling names for Tory

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.89
  2. Kareembrother · 0.88
  3. Marisolsister · 0.87
  4. Meredithsister · 0.86
  5. Elishaeither · 0.86
  6. Aronbrother · 0.85

Where Tory is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tory Anderson0.77
    2. Tory White0.72
    3. Tory Reyes0.72
    4. Tory Nguyen0.72
    5. Tory Lee0.72
    6. Tory Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Tory

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.