Torrance · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1940

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 78 recorded years as a table

Torrance, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1940	4
1945	4
1948	5
1950	6
1952	3
1953	5
1954	3
1955	4
1956	3
1957	3
1958	8
1959	9
1960	8
1961	5
1962	5
1963	13
1964	14
1965	13
1966	17
1967	18
1968	32
1969	51
1970	64
1971	67
1972	70
1973	82
1974	75
1975	70
1976	69
1977	64
1978	66
1979	44
1980	48
1981	35
1982	24
1983	24
1984	30
1985	24
1986	31
1987	37
1988	43
1989	40
1990	36
1991	40
1992	39
1993	33
1994	21
1995	27
1996	26
1997	25
1998	27
1999	22
2000	20
2001	26
2002	21
2003	27
2004	17
2005	18
2006	19
2007	21
2008	22
2009	17
2010	18
2011	23
2012	22
2013	13
2014	20
2015	14
2016	23
2017	22
2018	9
2019	14
2020	10
2021	11
2022	12
2023	9
2024	5
2025	11

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Torrance isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 18
Rank in 2025: #5,208
How rare: 1 in 94,893 boys
Since 1940: 3,590

Most popular in 1973, at 82 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 22% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.