Baby name
STABLE
🇩🇪 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Tory
/TOR · ee/
Meaning
“Unknown”
Short form of Victoria or an independent English surname-name; also a British political term, which gives it an unintended layer in UK contexts.
Nicknames
tor · tory
Vibe
playful
How it ages.
Feels casual and American; the political overtone limits it in British usage.
The cultural moment.
Moderate use in the US as a given name through the 1980s and 1990s.