Meaning and history
Tor is the modern Scandinavian form of Þórr, the name behind Thor, and was not used as a personal name until the 18th century. It is also sometimes used as a short form of Old Norse names beginning with the element Tor, which likewise derives from Þórr.
20062006: 10 births, rank #7,427
2007: 20 births, rank #4,640
2008: 10 births, rank #7,698
2009: 12 births, rank #6,802
2010: 16 births, rank #5,478
20112011: 14 births, rank #5,945
2012: 12 births, rank #6,626
2013: 17 births, rank #5,171
2014: 16 births, rank #5,485
2015: 11 births, rank #7,066
20162016: 15 births, rank #5,789
2017: 8 births, rank #8,840
2018: 8 births, rank #8,819
2019: 13 births, rank #6,406
2020: 15 births, rank #5,699
20212021: 13 births, rank #6,335
2022: 10 births, rank #7,768
2023: 7 births, rank #9,763
2024: no US SSA record for this spelling
20252025: 12 births, rank #6,803
In 2025, 12 babies were recorded with the name Tor, ranking #6,803 among boys.