Given name & surname
Torrance
“from the little hills”
Torrance is a variant of Torrence. One interpretation is “from the little hills.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Torrance is a variant of Torrence. One interpretation is “from the little hills.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1940. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Torrance through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,152
- 3,590 boys · 562 girls
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 128 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #5,369 for boys · #14,781 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 70% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,369 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 42.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 128 in 1973. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,924 as a first name in 2020; 2,249 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.
Torrance’s family of names
Torrance has a related form in Torrence.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Torrance
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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