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Torrey

Torrey: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“uncertain”
Origin
Unknown
Say it
TOR-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (20% girls, 80% boys since 1880)

Torrey has several possible sources, including a surname from Scottish place-name traditions or an English surname variant. Its etymology is uncertain, so no single meaning is fully secure. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

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How popular is Torrey?

20248.4 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 Torrey in 202428

2024 rank#4,722 boys

Peak year1977

Total US babies since 18806,319

Torrey is steady now but far below its 1977 peak.

Names like Torrey

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Amariuncertain; several origins proposed · Unknown
  • Kamariuncertain · Unknown
  • Kashmirname of the Kashmir region · Unknown
  • Itzaeuncertain · Unknown
  • Namariuncertain · Unknown
  • Camariuncertain; possibly modern coinage · Unknown
  • Kioruncertain · Unknown
  • Creefrom the Cree people · Unknown

Torrey questions

What does the name Torrey mean?

Torrey means "uncertain". It comes from Unknown. Torrey has several possible sources, including a surname from Scottish place-name traditions or an English surname variant. Its etymology is uncertain, so no single meaning is fully secure.

Is Torrey a boy or girl name?

Torrey is used for both: about 20% of US babies named Torrey since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Torrey?

28 US babies were named Torrey in 2024. Its peak year was 1977.

How do you pronounce Torrey?

Torrey is usually pronounced TOR-ee.

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.