Tori
Featured in baby name books
Tori is the Japanese word for “bird.” Tori is also a short form of Victoria, meaning “victory,” and one book suggests naming her Victoria and calling her Tori instead. Tori has been used on its own since 1959 and has a sporty feel; actress Tori Spelling is a notable bearer.
Sources: 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, 10,000 Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book
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Usage of Tori in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Tori against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Tori is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Tori in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 167 girls were named Tori, making it the #1334 girls' name in the US. Since 1945, 37,134 girls have been named Tori, with the most (2,222) in 1994. It is most common, relative to births, in Maryland, Louisiana and Utah.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Ireland | #718 girls | 4 | Central Statistics Office (CSO), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Tori
There are 78 towns and villages with Tori in their name, in 17 countries.
🇮🇳 India 35🇵🇰 Pakistan 12🇦🇫 Afghanistan 7🇪🇪 Estonia 4🇲🇽 Mexico 4🇰🇵 North Korea 3🇧🇯 Benin 2🇳🇵 Nepal 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Tori-Bossito | Atlantique, 🇧🇯 Benin | 14,844 | Map |
| Tori | Pärnumaa, 🇪🇪 Estonia | 11,879 | Map |
| Tori-Fatehpur | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | 10,210 | Map |
| Tori | Abruzzo, 🇮🇹 Italy | 91 | Map |
| Chhotki Tori | Bihar, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| El Tori | Sonora, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| El Tori | Sinaloa, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| El Tori | Sonora, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| El Tori | Sonora, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Goth Tori | Sindh, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Tori
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Tori in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Tori Lake | New South Wales, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Tori songs
16 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Tori in their title. The best known:
- Tori no Uta – Lia (2000)
- Hi no Tori – Mika Nakashima (2004)
- Aoi Tori – Fujifabric (2007)
- Katayoku no Tori – Akiko Shikata (2009)
- Watashi no Aoi Tori – Junko Sakurada (1973)
- Aoi Tori – Fumika (2011)
- Aoi Tori – Go Shiina
- Aoi Tori – Chihiro Onitsuka (2011)
- Tori seduti – J-Ax (2022)
- Yuugure no Tori – Shinsei Kamattechan (2017)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Tori
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Tori.
Tori Huster
Tori Pena
Tori Spelling
Tori Welles
Fictional characters named Tori
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Tori as a pet name
FurryName has found 140 dogs named Tori in public pet registers, making it the #1,010 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Corangamite Shire (2), Golden Plains Shire (2), Fusagasugá (1). Tori as a dog name →
FurryName has found 6 cats named Tori in public pet registers, making it the #1,957 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (5), Seattle (1). Tori as a cat name →
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