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Rory

/ˈɹɔɹi/ · 27% girls, 73% boys · #230 in the US for unisexs, 2025

Rory has been given to about 49,421 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɹɔɹi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 46,399
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rory per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 3,100
  • Born in 20253,100
  • All time49,421
  • England & Wales, 20251,785

How popular is Rory?

Rory ranks 230th among American unisexs in 2025, with 3,100 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 3,100 babies were given the name, ranking 230th. The typical living American called Rory is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in Montana, where it accounts for 0.30% of births.

Names that sound like Rory

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cory0.81
  2. Kory0.81
  3. Tory0.81
  4. Roy0.75
  5. Rocky0.72
  6. Ronny0.72
  7. Robby0.72
  8. Glory0.70

Middle names for Rory

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rory Anne0.81
  2. Rory Eve0.80
  3. Rory Elizabeth0.78
  4. Rory Catherine0.78
  5. Rory Marie0.77
  6. Rory Grace0.77

Sibling names for Rory

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Athenasister · 0.97
  2. Luciasister · 0.96
  3. Beaubrother · 0.96
  4. Leilanisister · 0.96
  5. Grahambrother · 0.95
  6. Barrettbrother · 0.95

Where Rory is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Montana0.30%
  2. Maine0.30%
  3. Massachusetts0.29%
  4. South Dakota0.28%
  5. New Hampshire0.25%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Rory Anderson0.77
  2. Rory White0.72
  3. Rory Nguyen0.72
  4. Rory Lee0.72
  5. Rory Hill0.72
  6. Rory Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Rory

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Rory across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.