HUMAN NAME · NOT ON THE REGISTRY

Torrance

A human name, held in the Social Security file. It is not in the Administration’s index of agent names, and it has no classification.

Table 1. Torrance, as recorded
Sex	Male
2025 rank	5,369
2025 number	18
Peak year	1973
Peak rank	713
Years present	78 of 146
Dog licences, New York	–
Pet licences, Seattle	–

Statement of record

Torrance was given to 18 boys in 2025, ranking 5,369th for the year. It peaked in 1973, when it ranked 713th and went to 128 babies. It has appeared in 78 of the 146 years on record.

Figure 1. Popularity of a Name: Torrance

Human births per million, by sex, U.S. Social Security Administration, 1880 to 2025.Agents: 0 registered. The agent series begins when the registry does.

Villain probability

60%

Basis: phonetics. One sibilant, ends on a consonant. The canon has no entry, so this is the sound of the name and nothing else.

Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.

As recorded on the Social Security card application. Names given to fewer than five babies of a sex in a year are not published, so the file is a floor.