Rory Boy & girl
How popular is Rory?
#199 boy name in 2025
1,768 baby boys were named Rory in the US in 2025, making it the 199th most popular boy name. Another 1,332 girls got the name (#230 for girls).
Rory popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #199 for boys (▲ 28 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,768 boys, 1,332 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+107% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #379 in 2015, #330 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (1,768 boys) |
| Highest rank | #199 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1933 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 59% boys, 41% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Rory counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Rory family of names ranked #213 for boys in 2025 (#241 the year before), with 1,779 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rory | 1,768 | 99% |
| Rorey | 11 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Rory is most popular
Babies named Rory per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Rhode Island: 3.2 per 1,000 (52 boys)
- Massachusetts: 2.9 per 1,000 (399 boys)
- New Hampshire: 2.7 per 1,000 (60 boys)
- Maine: 2.5 per 1,000 (49 boys)
- District of Columbia: 2.5 per 1,000 (37 boys)
Rory by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 10 | #3,479 |
| 1940s | 462 | #543 |
| 1950s | 3,621 | #280 |
| 1960s | 3,737 | #311 |
| 1970s | 2,668 | #335 |
| 1980s | 4,738 | #281 |
| 1990s | 2,706 | #511 |
| 2000s | 2,737 | #631 |
| 2010s | 6,990 | #358 |
| 2020s | 8,172 | #199 |
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Questions
- Is Rory a boy or girl name?
- Rory is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 59% of babies named Rory were boys and 41% were girls.
- How popular is the name Rory?
- 1,768 baby boys were named Rory in the US in 2025, making it the 199th most popular boy name. Another 1,332 girls got the name (#230 for girls).
- When was Rory most popular?
- Rory peaked in 2025, when 1,768 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #199 in 2025.
- How many people are named Rory?
- 49,421 babies have been named Rory in the US since 1880. We estimate about 46,627 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Rory most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rory was most common in Rhode Island, at 3.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.