Rory
Anglicized from the Irish and Scottish Gaelic Ruaidhri, which joins ruadh, red, with a word for king. Medieval Irish kings bore it.
Rory in 2025
Rory was given to 3,100 babies in the United States in 2025 — 1,768 boys and 1,332 girls, making it the 198th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,069 babies born.
The history of Rory
Rory reached its highest point in 2025, when 3,100 babies were given the name, ranking 198th that year.
Across the 93 years of records since 1933, 49,421 babies have been named Rory. Half of them were born before 2010, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Rory by decade
| Decade | Babies named Rory | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 10 | 7,763 |
| 1940s | 591 | 1,043 |
| 1950s | 3,844 | 602 |
| 1960s | 3,922 | 674 |
| 1970s | 3,010 | 683 |
| 1980s | 5,083 | 594 |
| 1990s | 3,083 | 1,057 |
| 2000s | 4,822 | 971 |
| 2010s | 11,016 | 430 |
| 2020s | 14,040 | 198 |
Where Rory is heading
Rory has risen 144% over the past decade, from 1,272 babies in 2015 to 3,100 in 2025.
Names like Rory
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Rory.