Given name & surname
Torrey
“victorious woman; winner; conqueror”
Torrey is a variant of Tory. In American use, Tory carries the interpretation “victorious woman; winner; conqueror.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Torrey is a variant of Tory. In American use, Tory carries the interpretation “victorious woman; winner; conqueror.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1938. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Torrey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,344
- 5,066 boys · 1,278 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 340 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #6,767 for boys · #8,818 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −1%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 67% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,767 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 302 in 1977. It also appeared in 12 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,890 as a first name in 2020; 4,625 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.
Torrey’s family of names
Torrey has a related form in Tory. Torrey has a related form in Torry. In English usage, Torrey as a surname has a related form in Towrie.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Torrey
- Torrey DeVittoactressborn 1984
- Torrey CraigAmerican basketball player (born 1990)
- Torrey SmithAmerican football player (born 1989)
- Torrey MitchellCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1985
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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