Given name & surname
Torin
“one who acts as chief”
Torin is used as a given name and a surname. One Celtic interpretation is “one who acts as chief.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Celtic interpretation is “one who acts as chief.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Celtic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Torin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,473
- 5,255 boys · 218 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 220 babies
- 2025
- 145
- #1,350 for boys · #17,064 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −17%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 140 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,350 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 210 in 2018. It also appeared in 5 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,023 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.
Torin’s family of names
Torin has a related form in Toren. Torin has a related form in Torrin. Torin has a related form in Torrian.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Torenvariant
- Torrinvariant
- Torynvariant
- Torranvariant
- Toranvariant
- Torrianvariant
- Torionvariant
- Toreanvariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Torin
- Torin ThatcherBritish actor (1905–1981)
- Torin KoosAmerican cross country skierborn 1980
- Torin Yater-WallaceAmerican freestyle skierborn 1995
- Torin FrancisAmerican basketball player (born 1983)
- Torin Fergusonassociation football player from the Bahamasborn 1985
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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