Rory
A unisex name of Irish origin, meaning red king.
Babies a year
1,760
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#199
up from #226
UK popularity
#17
1,760 babies · up from #24
How Rory has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #379 |
| 2016 | #386 |
| 2017 | #381 |
| 2018 | #368 |
| 2019 | #358 |
| 2020 | #330 |
| 2021 | #295 |
| 2022 | #280 |
| 2023 | #242 |
| 2024 | #226 |
| 2025 | #199 |
In 2025, 1,760 babies in England and Wales were named Rory. In the US, 1,388 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Rory was most common in 1960, when it went to 0.03% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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