Is Lory a boy or girl name?
Lory was mostly a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 89.4% of the 2,525 US babies named Lory were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Lory since 1915
- 2,525
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 106 babies
Boys and girls named Lory, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 55 | 11 | 16.7% |
| 1930s | 35 | 12 | 25.5% |
| 1940s | 50 | 82 | 62.1% |
| 1950s | 90 | 533 | 85.6% |
| 1960s | 25 | 762 | 96.8% |
| 1970s | 0 | 442 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 183 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 117 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 74 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 26 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,818 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,738 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,234 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,912 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,928 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,439 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,028 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,313 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,842 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 10 | #11,101 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,459 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,378 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,051 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,633 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,389 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,570 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,417 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,557 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,978 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,215 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,520 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,138 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,513 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,831 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,640 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,785 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,121 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,472 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,456 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,072 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,401 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,392 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,380 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,093 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,374 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,828 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,722 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,494 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,462 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,008 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,811 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,899 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,645 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,868 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,427 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,641 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,640 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,389 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,304 | 60 | #1,424 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,400 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,227 |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,488 | 90 | #1,155 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,052 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,065 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,236 | 90 | #1,149 |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,175 | 73 | #1,259 |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,455 | 91 | #1,109 |
| 1957 | 14 | #2,246 | 72 | #1,242 |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,444 | 81 | #1,154 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,186 | 39 | #1,656 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,330 | 55 | #1,360 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,299 | 39 | #1,578 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,844 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,205 | 36 | #1,593 |
| 1950 | 12 | #2,280 | 17 | #2,499 |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,926 | 22 | #2,106 |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,714 | 13 | #2,902 |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,598 | 20 | #2,252 |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,628 | 8 | #3,847 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,036 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,268 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,842 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,431 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,029 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,341 | 6 | #4,059 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,836 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,045 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,141 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,995 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,955 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,147 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,141 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,260 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,549 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,568 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,295 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,800 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,622 | 5 | #5,379 |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,728 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,101 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,426 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,163 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lory reached #2,205 in 1951. As a girl name, it reached #1,052 in 1962. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lory
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.