Given name & surname · also Irish
Torra
“from the rocky top”·“from the castle”
Torra is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “from the rocky top” and “from the castle”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “from the rocky top” and “from the castle”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Irish and Scottish naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Torra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 65
- 0 boys · 65 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 124 as a first name in 2020; 228 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.
Torra’s family of names
In Greek usage, Torra as a surname is a transliteration of Τόρρα.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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