Is Jory a boy or girl name?
Jory is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 16 girls and 11 boys were named Jory, so 59.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 18.2% of the 3,913 US babies named Jory were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,453
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,050
- Babies named Jory since 1947
- 3,913
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 152 babies
Boys and girls named Jory, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 165 | 41 | 19.9% |
| 1960s | 127 | 30 | 19.1% |
| 1970s | 477 | 65 | 12% |
| 1980s | 853 | 89 | 9.4% |
| 1990s | 787 | 124 | 13.6% |
| 2000s | 361 | 73 | 16.8% |
| 2010s | 314 | 203 | 39.3% |
| 2020s | 105 | 87 | 45.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #7,453 | 16 | #7,050 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4,162 | 21 | #5,835 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,363 | 14 | #7,804 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,063 | 18 | #6,523 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,131 | 18 | #6,466 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,673 | 33 | #4,295 |
| 2018 | 35 | #3,267 | 38 | #3,884 |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,279 | 38 | #3,950 |
| 2016 | 43 | #2,812 | 21 | #6,069 |
| 2015 | 34 | #3,327 | 20 | #6,335 |
| 2014 | 26 | #3,956 | 18 | #6,842 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,905 | 12 | #9,283 |
| 2012 | 33 | #3,331 | 11 | #10,037 |
| 2011 | 36 | #3,136 | 6 | #15,707 |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,580 | 6 | #15,888 |
| 2009 | 44 | #2,785 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 36 | #3,191 | 8 | #13,145 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,740 | 13 | #9,254 |
| 2006 | 33 | #3,270 | 7 | #14,264 |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,770 | 11 | #9,765 |
| 2004 | 34 | #2,983 | 13 | #8,473 |
| 2003 | 31 | #3,073 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 37 | #2,617 | 8 | #11,588 |
| 2001 | 39 | #2,510 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 54 | #1,933 | 13 | #7,774 |
| 1999 | 44 | #2,150 | 9 | #9,854 |
| 1998 | 51 | #1,913 | 11 | #8,248 |
| 1997 | 50 | #1,870 | 9 | #9,376 |
| 1996 | 54 | #1,727 | 16 | #5,903 |
| 1995 | 86 | #1,260 | 9 | #9,091 |
| 1994 | 84 | #1,277 | 9 | #9,162 |
| 1993 | 84 | #1,241 | 9 | #9,070 |
| 1992 | 100 | #1,100 | 17 | #5,588 |
| 1991 | 122 | #965 | 30 | #3,573 |
| 1990 | 112 | #998 | 5 | #13,939 |
| 1989 | 123 | #917 | 12 | #6,722 |
| 1988 | 120 | #867 | 15 | #5,443 |
| 1987 | 110 | #893 | 10 | #7,012 |
| 1986 | 86 | #997 | 14 | #5,297 |
| 1985 | 87 | #979 | 6 | #9,845 |
| 1984 | 77 | #1,017 | 13 | #5,339 |
| 1983 | 67 | #1,090 | 6 | #9,529 |
| 1982 | 77 | #1,036 | 5 | #11,217 |
| 1981 | 49 | #1,350 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 57 | #1,219 | 8 | #7,706 |
| 1979 | 38 | #1,549 | 5 | #10,885 |
| 1978 | 46 | #1,362 | 8 | #7,237 |
| 1977 | 46 | #1,349 | 7 | #7,882 |
| 1976 | 57 | #1,134 | 5 | #9,906 |
| 1975 | 67 | #1,005 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 56 | #1,104 | 13 | #4,568 |
| 1973 | 113 | #755 | 9 | #5,756 |
| 1972 | 18 | #2,202 | 6 | #7,659 |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,506 | 6 | #7,778 |
| 1970 | 21 | #1,961 | 6 | #7,456 |
| 1969 | 18 | #2,014 | 6 | #6,993 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,514 | 6 | #6,571 |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,685 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,374 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,396 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,746 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,364 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 17 | #2,000 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,913 | 7 | #5,543 |
| 1960 | 19 | #1,882 | 11 | #4,031 |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,475 | 8 | #4,798 |
| 1958 | 17 | #1,986 | 8 | #4,684 |
| 1957 | 19 | #1,861 | 7 | #5,120 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,877 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 13 | #2,260 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,095 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,616 | 6 | #5,330 |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,318 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 16 | #1,940 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 52 | #966 | 12 | #3,147 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,163 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #4,005 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jory reached #755 in 1973. As a girl name, it reached #3,147 in 1950. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jory
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.