Fun Facts About the Name Torrence
- More than 3 thousand babies named Torrence: U.S. records list 3,396 babies given the name Torrence from 1880 through 2025. Even 191 girls received the name Torrence - about 1 girl for every 17 boys.
What Does the Name Torrence Mean?
Torrence is an English spelling variant of the Scottish surname and place name Torrance. The place name is generally understood to contain Scottish Gaelic torran, "hillock" or "little hill," so the surname is often interpreted as "from Torrance" and, more literally, as "hillock." The Torrence spelling reflects an English rendering of the name's pronunciation rather than a separate etymology. The precise Gaelic form behind the place name is not fully certain, and some descriptions give only the habitational sense, "from Torrance."
Torrence Name History & Origins
The name belongs to the Scottish habitational surname Torrance, taken from the lands or place called Torrance in Lanarkshire. A habitational surname identified a person or family with that place, and the name is found in Scottish records in forms including Torrance. Torrence is an English-language respelling, with the final syllable written -ence to match the unstressed pronunciation. Its use as a first name is later than its use as a surname and follows the English practice of turning surnames into given names; it does not point to a separate older name.
How Popular is the Name Torrence?
Torrence recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1973. Its best rank was #892 in 1973.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #17,065 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #17,312 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #15,523 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #12,634 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #16,367 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #14,481 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #13,260 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #13,356 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #7,659 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #11,538 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #10,094 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #12,361 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #6,800 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #7,804 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #5,405 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2002 | #6,678 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #6,600 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,766 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #7,189 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #4,726 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2022 | #6,122 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #5,996 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #6,989 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #4,097 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2018 | #3,785 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2017 | #3,975 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2016 | #3,434 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2015 | #4,389 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2014 | #3,606 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2013 | #3,052 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2012 | #2,546 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 2011 | #2,502 | 50 | 0.0026% |
| 2010 | #3,517 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2009 | #4,023 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #3,413 | 33 | 0.0016% |
| 2007 | #2,803 | 43 | 0.0021% |
| 2006 | #3,148 | 35 | 0.0017% |
| 2005 | #2,649 | 42 | 0.0021% |
| 2004 | #2,878 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 2003 | #2,773 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 2002 | #2,814 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2001 | #2,481 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2000 | #2,859 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1999 | #2,506 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 1998 | #2,443 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 1997 | #2,500 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1996 | #2,328 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1995 | #1,862 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 1994 | #2,176 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1993 | #1,397 | 70 | 0.0036% |
| 1992 | #1,568 | 57 | 0.0029% |
| 1991 | #1,409 | 66 | 0.0033% |
| 1990 | #1,658 | 50 | 0.0024% |
| 1989 | #1,514 | 55 | 0.0027% |
| 1988 | #1,284 | 65 | 0.0034% |
| 1987 | #1,364 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 1986 | #1,215 | 63 | 0.0034% |
| 1985 | #1,331 | 53 | 0.0029% |
| 1984 | #1,225 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 1983 | #1,120 | 65 | 0.0036% |
| 1982 | #1,485 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 1981 | #1,292 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 1980 | #1,376 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 1979 | #1,176 | 60 | 0.0035% |
| 1978 | #1,077 | 66 | 0.0040% |
| 1977 | #1,052 | 68 | 0.0041% |
| 1976 | #989 | 72 | 0.0046% |
| 1975 | #952 | 75 | 0.0048% |
| 1974 | #1,001 | 68 | 0.0043% |
| 1973 | #892 | 81 | 0.0052% |
| 1972 | #941 | 74 | 0.0046% |
| 1971 | #940 | 76 | 0.0043% |
| 1970 | #950 | 72 | 0.0039% |
| 1969 | #1,081 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 1968 | #1,279 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 1967 | #1,179 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 1966 | #1,297 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1965 | #1,292 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 1964 | #1,348 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1963 | #1,399 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1962 | #2,029 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1961 | #1,346 | 36 | 0.0017% |
| 1960 | #1,618 | 26 | 0.0012% |
| 1959 | #1,554 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1958 | #2,021 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1957 | #1,948 | 18 | 0.0008% |
| 1956 | #2,354 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1955 | #2,040 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1954 | #3,430 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #2,385 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1952 | #2,148 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1951 | #2,649 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1950 | #2,429 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #3,276 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #2,315 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1947 | #2,846 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1946 | #3,146 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #2,720 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #4,000 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #3,112 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1939 | #3,931 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #3,153 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1936 | #3,127 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1932 | #3,340 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1931 | #2,852 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1929 | #3,528 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1926 | #3,361 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1925 | #2,920 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1924 | #3,234 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1921 | #2,615 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1920 | #3,783 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1919 | #2,500 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1918 | #2,863 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1917 | #2,546 | 11 | 0.0012% |
| 1916 | #3,846 | 6 | 0.0007% |
| 1914 | #2,885 | 7 | 0.0011% |
| 1912 | #2,252 | 7 | 0.0016% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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