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Torry

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Torry

Pronounced TOR-ee /ˈtɔːr.i/Medium

Meaning: Torry is a variant of Torrey or Tory, a surname of Old Norse origin tied to the god Thor or to a place name for a rocky hill or tower. As a given name it also served as a short form of longer names such as Salvatore or Victor. The Norse Thor-and-hill sense is the main reading.Low

In 30 seconds: Torry is a spelling of Torrey or Tory — a surname tied to Thor or a rocky hill, and a handy short form of names like Salvatore (said 'TOR-ee'). A small mid-century boys' name.
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Origin LowOld Norse, English
MeaningTorry is a variant of Torrey or Tory, a surname of Old Norse origin tied to the god Thor or to a place name for a rocky hill or tower. As a given name it also served as a short form of longer names such as Salvatore or Victor. The Norse Thor-and-hill sense is the main reading.
U.S. rank (2022)#8227 ↗ Rising
2022 U.S. births10 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1976
Total births (all-time)≈ 1,460

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 197619462022

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Torry is a variant of Torrey or Tory, an English and Scottish surname of Old Norse background linked to the god Thor and to place names for a rocky hill. It also worked as a friendly short form of names like Salvatore or Victor. As a first name it stayed modest, reaching its high around 1976 at close to a hundred boys a year.

Torry remained uncommon and thinned after the nineteen-seventies. It reads as a relaxed, slightly surname-flavored boys' name of the later twentieth century; the spellings Tory and Torrey are the more familiar forms, and Torry itself has not caught a modern revival.

Did you know? The place-name Torry, found in Scotland, comes from words for a small hill or knoll, so the surname behind the given name literally maps a bit of rugged high ground.
Overall data confidence 45%
References — Torry — variant of Torrey/Tory; Norse Thor/hill; also short form

Variations

TorreyToryTorrie

Nicknames

TorTorr

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Torrey— the standard spelling of the same surname-name
Cory— a like -ory boys' name of the same era and sound
Rory— a same-rhythm short boys' name with Gaelic roots
Troy— a like brisk, one-or-two-beat boys' name of the period

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Torry mean?

Torry is a variant of Torrey or Tory, a surname linked to the god Thor or a rocky hill, and also a short form of names like Salvatore.

How do you pronounce Torry?

It's said TOR-ee /ˈtɔːr.i/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Torry a boy or girl name?

Torry is used here as a boy's name.

How popular is Torry?

Torry was an uncommon boys' name that had its small high in the mid-nineteen-seventies and has been rare since.

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