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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.

Scotland
3

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

  • Torquil Norman

    businessperson

    British businessman (1933-2025)

    1933-2025

  • Torquil Mathewson

    rugby union player

    rugby player

Related

Names similar to Torquil

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.