Bird abode; gateway to a Shinto shrine
In Japanese culture, a Torii is a traditional gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the mundane to the sacred. As a name, it is often used in the West as a creative spelling of Tori or Tory, which are typically diminutives of Victoria.
Less common today
Torii isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #10,876 in 2003.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Five-time MLB All-Star outfielder
