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Tory
Pronounced /ˈtɔː.ɹi/
Rank in 2024
#4,426
Born in 2024
23
Peak year
1977 · #478
Origin
Not recorded
Also recorded for girls:21 in 2024 (#5,794)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 23 boys were named Tory, about 1 in every 74,579.
- It peaked in 1977 with 286 babies, ranked #478.
- It first shows up in the records in 1947.
- 6,966 boys have been named Tory since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Tory per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0Greatest1901–27
- 0Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 350 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 2,264 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Millennials: 2,900 babies, 0.10 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,043 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 409 babies, 0.02 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Irish tóraí (“pursuer”), from tóir (“pursuit”). The first recorded use in English is from a 1646 letter by James Butler, Earl of Ormond, to a Colonel O'Brien, describing bandits and thieves on main roadways. ==== Noun ==== Tory (plural Tories) (UK politics) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party, which evolved from Royalist politicians; historically associated with upholding the rights of the monarchy and the privileges of the established Church. Synonym: Conservative Antonym: (historic) Whig (by extension) One who is like a British Tory; someone politically conservative.
- A female given name.
- A male given name.
- Origin
- Not recorded
- Say it
- /ˈtɔː.ɹi/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Tory, CC BY-SA 4.0.