How Many People Are Named Rory?
people named Rory are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 7,364 people in the US has this name
Based on 49,421 babies named Rory in Social Security records from 1933 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,100 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Anglicized form of RUAIDHRÍ.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Rory in English. Counting Rory and these spellings together, about 47,498 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Rory, 28.8% were girls and 71.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Rory rose from 21.8% in the 1940s to 41.8% in the 2020s. It was lowest in the 1960s, at 4.7%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rory alive today is about 23 years old, and 67% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 40 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rory first appears in the records in 1933, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 3,100 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1933 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Rory has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #199, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #199. Among girls, its best rank was #230, in 2025.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #199 | #230 |
| Best rank | #199 (2025) | #230 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #251 in the 2020s | #324 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rory alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rory were born in California than in any other state: about 4,634 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Rory was given 2 times as often in Massachusetts, 2 times in North Dakota and 1.9 times in Minnesota.
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