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Tory

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Tory: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1999–2013

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1999 to 2013, ranging from #3900 to #5742.199920022013#3900#5742
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1999#3900
2002#4137
2013#5742

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 11 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2863 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #358 in Northern Ireland in 1997.

Tory's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#51373HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#32546HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#41074HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#30176HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#38484HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#34115HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#47493HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#39964HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#34785HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#57423HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#46853HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#41373HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#39003HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#28633HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#3583HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Tory is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Tory, between 1996 and 2025, in 14 of those 30 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: highest position in 199719962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202513#2863 in 1996
Northern Ireland19971#358 in 1997

No registrar recorded it for 10 years after 2002; it appears again in 2013.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Tory

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #358 in Northern Ireland in 1997. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.