Given name & surname
Tori
“victorious woman; winner; conqueror”·“victory”
Tori is a variant of Tory. In American use, Tory carries the interpretation “victorious woman; winner; conqueror.” In English use, Tori is a diminutive of Victoria. The Latin word victoria means “victory,” the central association carried by the name.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tori is a variant of Tory. In American use, Tory carries the interpretation “victorious woman; winner; conqueror.” In English use, Tori is a diminutive of Victoria. The Latin word victoria means “victory,” the central association carried by the name.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Tori is a diminutive of Victoria. Victoria is used in English and Spanish and is connected with the Latin name Victorius.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Tori is a diminutive of Victoria. In English use, Tori is a diminutive of Victoria. The shared background comes through Victoria: Victoria can be understood as the feminine form of Victorius. Victoria may also reflect direct use of the Latin word for victory; the two paths are closely related but not identical.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1945. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Tori is a diminutive of Victoria. The history of Victoria gives this family its wider story. Queen Victoria’s accession in 1837 made the name more familiar in England. Wider popularity among the British public came much later, during the twentieth century.
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Tori through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 38,348
- 1,214 boys · 37,134 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 2,260 babies
- 2025
- 174
- #1,337 for girls · #10,575 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 167 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,337 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 37.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 2,222 in 1994. It also appeared in 7 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 35,299 as a first name in 2020; 234 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tori’s family of names
In English usage, Tori is a diminutive of Victoria. Tori has a related form in Tory. Tori has a related form in Torry.
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Around the world
Tori has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Tori
- Tori SpellingAmerican actressborn 1973
- Tori KellyAmerican singer and songwriterborn 1992
- Tori BowieAmerican sprinter and long jumper1990–2023
- Tori PensoAmerican soccer refereeborn 1986
- Tori AndersonCanadian actressborn 1988
- Tori BusshiJapanese sculptor550
- Tori Tsuiwomen human rights defender from Hong Kong
- Tori FranklinAmerican triple jumperborn 1992
- Tori HusterAmerican soccer playerborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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