Toru

TOH-roo /ˈtoɹuː/
boy 2 syllables fading

Toru is a very rare variant of Tory that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Toru is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1995. Toru was first reported in SSA data in 1917 and peaked in 1922 (14 births).

About the name Toru

PronunciationTOH-roo /ˈtoɹuː/
CultureJapanese
14peak births 1922
1917first in SSA data

Names similar to Toru

How popular is Toru?

Boys named Toru
1917192019301940195019601970198019901995
Boys named Toru per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1917–1995 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1995) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Toru total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19955—#10,205
19275—#4,745
19257—#3,716
19246—#4,311
19236—#4,201
192214—#2,334
19197—#3,711
191710—#2,715