Torrance
Torrance is classified as a mostly male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, Great Britain
- US records 1880–2017
- 3,446 male / 490 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Torrance
If you do not know Torrance’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Torrance,” in English, “Guten Tag Torrance,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Torrance,
German
Guten Tag Torrance,
French
Bonjour Torrance,
Spanish
Estimado/a Torrance:
Chinese
Torrance您好：
Japanese
Torrance様
English
Hi Torrance,
German
Hi Torrance,
French
Salut Torrance,
Spanish
Hola Torrance,
Chinese
Torrance你好：
Japanese
Torranceさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | man's name |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name |
United States birth data
3,446 male · 490 female · 3,936 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 79.7% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Torrance a male or female name?
Torrance is classified as a mostly male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Torrance in an email?
If you do not know Torrance’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Torrance,” in English, “Guten Tag Torrance,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Torrance a unisex name?
Torrance is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Torrance a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/torrance. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_torrance,
title = {Is Torrance a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/torrance},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}