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Torin

Torin: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“chief”
Origin
Irish
Say it
TOR-in · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (96% of all uses)

Usually treated as an anglicized form of Irish Torin or a variant of Torin/Tóirín; usage and exact derivation vary, and some sources connect it with words suggesting a leader or chief.

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How popular is Torin?

202454.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Torin in 2024179

2024 rank#1,163 boys

Peak year2018

Total US babies since 18805,327

Torin has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Torin

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Liamresolute protector · Irish
  • Aidenlittle fire · Irish
  • Nolandescendant of Nuallán · Irish
  • Ryanlittle king · Irish
  • Quinndescendant of Conn · Irish
  • Declanuncertain, possibly full of goodness · Irish
  • Connorlover of hounds · Irish
  • Kevinhandsome, gentle, kind · Irish

Torin questions

What does the name Torin mean?

Torin means "chief". It comes from Irish. Usually treated as an anglicized form of Irish Torin or a variant of Torin/Tóirín; usage and exact derivation vary, and some sources connect it with words suggesting a leader or chief.

Is Torin a boy or girl name?

Torin is mainly a boy's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Torin?

179 US babies were named Torin in 2024. Its peak year was 2018.

How do you pronounce Torin?

Torin is usually pronounced TOR-in.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.