Rory

Meaning: Red king
Origin: Irish/Scottish Gaelic

Girl's name · #230 in the US (2025) · Trending

42% girls · 58% boys — About 58% of babies named Rory in recent years have been boys. Rory →

Popularity over time

Rory is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1947, it stood at #230 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 14,000 girls have been named Rory along the way.

Across the states

See where Rory is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 44 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Rory ranks in other countries and regions.

#622 in Scotland (2025) · #1,010 in Belgium (2025) · #1,308 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,171 in France (2025) · #275 in Canada (2024).

Famous Rorys

Rory Kennedy — American filmmaker
Rory Block — American blues guitarist and singer
Rory Guilday — American ice hockey player (born 2002)
Rory Bosio — American runner specialized in Ultra-Trail runs
Rory Flack — Figure skater

In stories & tradition

Rory Gilmore — Gilmore Girls (TV series)
Rory Mercury — Gate (novel series)
Rory — The Bodyguard (musical stage work)

What Rorys become

Among 404 notable people named Rory:

Sports figures appear 2.21× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rory Guilday, American ice hockey player (born 2002).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Rori (#1298), Rory would rank around #203 with about 1,500 births last year — the newborns split about 89/11 between Rory and Rori.

Similar names: Rori · Maisie · Rowan · Ivory · Blair · Kori

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