UK boy's name
Torquil
Torquil is a boy's name in the UK records.
We estimate that about 7 living people in the UK are called Torquil. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Torquil ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #296 in 1979.
- • About 7 living people in the UK are estimated to have Torquil as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
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Births in -
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Peak year
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Estimated living
7
2026
Geography
Where Torquil is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Torquil. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Torquil ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #296 in 1979.
Across the UK
Torquil in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#296 in 1979
2 years of NRS records, 7 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Torquil
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Torquil Norman
businessperson
British businessman (1933-2025)
1933-2025
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Torquil Mathewson
rugby union player
rugby player
Related
Names similar to Torquil
- Thomas 160,894
- Tyler 42,147
- Theo 40,594
- Toby 32,482
- Theodore 30,211
- Tommy 25,300
- Teddy 20,781
- Taylor 14,354
- Tobias 13,102
- Tom 9,822
- Tristan 9,171
- Timothy 6,200
FAQ
Torquil: questions and answers
Where is Torquil most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Torquil ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #296 in 1979. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.