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How popular is the name Tor?
Births per year, rank history and how many Tors are alive today.
Tor (male) is a shortened form of the name Anthony (and sometimes of Antony). Tor itself was last registered for 5 babies in 2022; most Tors are registered as Anthony, which ranked 239th in 2025 with 206 babies.
Most people called Tor are registered as Anthony, and share that name's profile: the Anthony you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old. Half of all Anthonies born in England and Wales are between 51 and 76, and there are at least 320,000 of them alive today. Only some Anthonys go by Tor.
How many babies are named Tor or Anthony each year?
Combined registrations of Anthony, Tor. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Anthony rank as a registered name?
Where does Tor rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Tor short for Anthony?
Yes - Tor is a shortened form of Anthony. It is also used for Antony. Tors are usually registered as Anthony at birth.
When was the name Tor most popular?
The full name Anthony peaked in 1944, when around 11,700 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Tor itself peaked as a registered name in 2011, with 13 babies.
How many people are called Tor?
There's no official count of people who go by Tor, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 320,000 people registered as Anthony born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Tor.
How old is the typical Tor?
Most people called Tor are registered as Anthony. Most living Anthonies are between 51 and 76; the most common age is about 62.
Is Tor becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1944 peak.