Given name
Torah
“thunder”
Torah is a variant of Tora. In Scandinavian use, Tora carries the interpretation “thunder.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Torah is a variant of Tora. In Scandinavian use, Tora carries the interpretation “thunder.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Torah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 298
- 0 boys · 298 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #13,082 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −41%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,082 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 40.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 26 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 262 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Torah
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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