Torin
- Pronunciation
- [To-rin]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Variant Of Torrence From The Craggy Hills. Tor Is A Name For A Craggy Hilltop And Also May Refer To A Watchtower.
- Origin
- Scottish
Torin Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 5,114 baby boys have been named Torin. The name peaked in 2018 with 210 US births that year (rank #990). In 2024, ranked #1164 nationally — 174 places below its 2018 peak.
Top States for Torin
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Torin births are: California (465), Washington (199), Colorado (196).
Other Scottish-Origin Names Like Torin
If you like Torin's Scottish origin, consider these related names: Abhainn, Abhainn, Aibne, Acair, Acaiseid, Achaius. Browse all Scottish names →
5-Letter Names Starting with T
Names with Torin's exact length and starting letter: Taavi, Taban, Taber, Tabia, Tabor.
Quick Facts About Torin
US Popularity History (2018–2018)
Annual US births named Torin by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2018 with 210 boys named Torin (boy rank #990 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Torin Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Torin the strongest states are Colorado, Massachusetts, Washington.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado | #552 | 86 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | #617 | 22 |
| 3 | Washington | #674 | 71 |
| 4 | Maryland | #687 | 37 |
| 5 | Minnesota | #746 | 26 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | #793 | 17 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | #810 | 64 |
| 8 | Arizona | #830 | 20 |
| 9 | North Carolina | #841 | 28 |
| 10 | Missouri | #926 | 16 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missouri | #926 | 16 |
| 2 | North Carolina | #841 | 28 |
| 3 | Arizona | #830 | 20 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | #810 | 64 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | #793 | 17 |
| 6 | Minnesota | #746 | 26 |
| 7 | Maryland | #687 | 37 |
| 8 | Washington | #674 | 71 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | #617 | 22 |
| 10 | Colorado | #552 | 86 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Torin in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toran | Variant Of Torrence From The Craggy Hills. Tor Is A Name For A Craggy Hilltop And Also May Refer To A Watchtower. | Male | Irish |
| Torean | Variant Of Torrence From The Craggy Hills. Tor Is A Name For A Craggy Hilltop And Also May Refer To A Watchtower. | Male | Scottish |
| Toren | Variant Of Torrence From The Craggy Hills. Tor Is A Name For A Craggy Hilltop And Also May Refer To A Watchtower. | Male | Scottish |
| Torion | Variant Of Torrence From The Craggy Hills. Tor Is A Name For A Craggy Hilltop And Also May Refer To A Watchtower. | Male | Irish |
| Torran | Variant Of Torrence From The Craggy Hills. Tor Is A Name For A Craggy Hilltop And Also May Refer To A Watchtower. | Male | Irish |
| Torrian | Variant Of Torrence From The Craggy Hills. Tor Is A Name For A Craggy Hilltop And Also May Refer To A Watchtower. | Male | Irish |
| Toryn | Chief | Male | Irish |
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