Entry № 2455 · English, Japanese origin

Tori Tori — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ TOR-ee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
English, Japanese
Meaning
"Bird (Tori Amos, alternative-rock pianist)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Modern (English)

A name that means "bird (tori amos, alternative-rock pianist)".

Tori is a diminutive of Victoria (Latin victoria, victory) — and independently a Japanese word *tori* (鳥) meaning "bird." **Tori Amos (born 1963)** — born Myra Ellen Amos — **American singer-songwriter and pianist who at age 5 became the youngest student ever admitted to Baltimore's Peabody Institute; her piano-driven 1992 album *Little Earthquakes* — featuring the song *Me and a Gun* (an a cappella account of her own rape) — helped reshape 1990s female songwriting**. **15 studio albums; eight Grammy nominations**. **Co-founder of RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, 1994)**, the largest US sexual-assault hotline. **Tori Spelling (born 1973)** — American actress; *Beverly Hills, 90210*. **A top-300 US baby name from 1986 to 2005**. **The Japanese *torii* (鳥居) — Shinto shrine gate**.

Subject of Tori Amos's memoir *Resistance* (2020).

Bird. Tori Amos co-founded RAINN; Little Earthquakes reshaped 1990s women's songwriting.

The name in its native script.

Tori
Transliteration
Tori
Pronunciation
/ ˈtɔː.ri /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Tori stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 175 in 1986
Babies named Tori · last year
120 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1969
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · #175 NOW · —

Toris before her.

Real people
Tori Amos
American singer-songwriter.
born 1963
Tori Spelling
American actress.
born 1973
In fiction
Tori
Beverly Hills, 90210.
1990

Names connected to Tori.

The number behind Tori.

5

The Free Spirit

Tori reduces to five — the number of RAINN.

Why families chose this name.

"Amos's bird. Four letters. Tori."
Catherine · Mother of one · Newton