Tory

Boy · TOR-ee · Irish

Tory is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “pursuer, outlaw”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).

What does Tory mean?

Irish: from Irish tóraidhe; also a short form of Victoria

“pursuer, outlaw”

Irish tóraidhe 'outlaw' gave English the word Tory, later the nickname of Britain's Conservative Party.

Say it: TOR-ee

Is Tory a girl's or a boy's name?

Tory is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 22 girls and 24 boys in the US.

How popular is Tory in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #5,065among boys
Babies in 2025: 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
Five-year trend: Steadyup 8% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Tory, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 6 boys.

Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 6 in 20212025

Tory in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	3	#5,065
2024	6	#3,335
2023	4	#4,335
2022	0	–
2021	6	#3,179
2020	4	#4,025
2019	5	#3,597
2018	3	#4,959
2017	4	#4,161
2016	5	#3,655
2015	0	–
2014	0	–
2013	3	#4,884
2012	0	–
2011	0	–
2010	1	#6,148
2009	1	#6,016
2008	0	–
2007	0	–
2006	0	–
2005	0	–
2004	0	–
2003	0	–
2002	0	–
2001	0	–
2000	0	–
1999	0	–
1998	0	–
1997	0	–
1996	3	#2,949

How popular is Tory in the US?

Rank in 2025: #4,248among boys
Babies in 2025: 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
Five-year trend: Fallingdown 34% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Tory, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,024th. Its busiest year was 1977, with 286 boys. It first appears in the records in 1947. 22 girls were also named Tory in 2025 (5,553rd for girls).

Half of all the boys named Tory in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 52 boys in the US were given Tory or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,156, up from #4,248 for this spelling alone.

Tory 24
Torrey 13
Torey 8
Tori 7

In 2025, 48% of the babies named Tory in the US were girls.

1947Busiest: 286 in 19772025

Tory in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	24	#4,248
2024	23	#4,430
2023	27	#3,999
2022	35	#3,342
2021	23	#4,358
2020	38	#3,024
2019	35	#3,256
2018	39	#2,992
2017	42	#2,839
2016	48	#2,586
2015	40	#2,918
2014	28	#3,691
2013	31	#3,403
2012	28	#3,711
2011	41	#2,851
2010	35	#3,180
2009	42	#2,846
2008	47	#2,631
2007	60	#2,213
2006	61	#2,125
2005	69	#1,850
2004	66	#1,853
2003	83	#1,535
2002	75	#1,606
2001	71	#1,644
2000	87	#1,416
1999	83	#1,405
1998	90	#1,319
1997	105	#1,158
1996	116	#1,047
1995	148	#900
1994	169	#812
1993	197	#741
1992	208	#713
1991	200	#713
1990	231	#663
1989	245	#635
1988	200	#669
1987	208	#635
1986	203	#628
1985	176	#665
1984	151	#710
1983	163	#669
1982	154	#700
1981	131	#760
1980	158	#690
1979	205	#597
1978	212	#577
1977	286	#478
1976	220	#541
1975	199	#572
1974	155	#647
1973	143	#669
1972	164	#615
1971	115	#764
1970	114	#773
1969	96	#790
1968	57	#968
1967	49	#1,043
1966	51	#1,016
1965	40	#1,206
1964	40	#1,218
1963	38	#1,254
1962	47	#1,120
1961	49	#1,120
1960	47	#1,138
1959	27	#1,521
1958	15	#2,092
1957	18	#1,886
1956	12	#2,359
1955	11	#2,434
1954	10	#2,591
1953	10	#2,530
1952	0	–
1951	0	–
1950	5	#3,678
1949	5	#3,688
1948	8	#2,787
1947	8	#2,861

Names like Tory

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Rory Toby Cody Zachary Sonny Tommy Colby Joey Lenny Casey Vinnie Remy

Other spellings of Tory

Torrey Torey Tori

Names related to Tory

Troy Tor Theory Tora Torry

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