Is Rory a boy or girl name?
Rory is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 1,102 girls and 1,594 boys were named Rory, so 40.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 26.4% of the 46,310 US babies named Rory were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #226
- Girl rank, 2024
- #286
- Babies named Rory since 1933
- 46,310
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 2,696 babies
Boys and girls named Rory, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 462 | 129 | 21.8% |
| 1950s | 3,622 | 223 | 5.8% |
| 1960s | 3,735 | 185 | 4.7% |
| 1970s | 2,669 | 342 | 11.4% |
| 1980s | 4,737 | 345 | 6.8% |
| 1990s | 2,706 | 377 | 12.2% |
| 2000s | 2,737 | 2,085 | 43.2% |
| 2010s | 6,990 | 4,024 | 36.5% |
| 2020s | 6,399 | 4,533 | 41.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,594 | #226 | 1,102 | #286 |
| 2023 | 1,446 | #242 | 1,006 | #305 |
| 2022 | 1,228 | #280 | 959 | #335 |
| 2021 | 1,135 | #295 | 791 | #399 |
| 2020 | 996 | #330 | 675 | #458 |
| 2019 | 924 | #358 | 676 | #460 |
| 2018 | 884 | #368 | 530 | #580 |
| 2017 | 862 | #379 | 534 | #566 |
| 2016 | 828 | #386 | 470 | #637 |
| 2015 | 853 | #379 | 418 | #683 |
| 2014 | 748 | #417 | 330 | #839 |
| 2013 | 610 | #460 | 285 | #900 |
| 2012 | 564 | #481 | 248 | #1,024 |
| 2011 | 413 | #599 | 288 | #910 |
| 2010 | 304 | #748 | 245 | #1,022 |
| 2009 | 303 | #758 | 287 | #934 |
| 2008 | 281 | #784 | 275 | #976 |
| 2007 | 260 | #829 | 245 | #1,073 |
| 2006 | 246 | #830 | 231 | #1,094 |
| 2005 | 283 | #718 | 198 | #1,167 |
| 2004 | 264 | #724 | 201 | #1,139 |
| 2003 | 316 | #645 | 234 | #989 |
| 2002 | 258 | #698 | 187 | #1,119 |
| 2001 | 236 | #741 | 142 | #1,354 |
| 2000 | 290 | #631 | 85 | #1,979 |
| 1999 | 287 | #629 | 59 | #2,462 |
| 1998 | 302 | #609 | 53 | #2,606 |
| 1997 | 240 | #679 | 45 | #2,765 |
| 1996 | 242 | #677 | 40 | #3,013 |
| 1995 | 204 | #755 | 30 | #3,650 |
| 1994 | 223 | #697 | 35 | #3,289 |
| 1993 | 228 | #684 | 24 | #4,350 |
| 1992 | 273 | #625 | 29 | #3,757 |
| 1991 | 333 | #558 | 31 | #3,523 |
| 1990 | 374 | #512 | 31 | #3,496 |
| 1989 | 395 | #482 | 39 | #2,858 |
| 1988 | 406 | #447 | 34 | #3,025 |
| 1987 | 390 | #450 | 27 | #3,392 |
| 1986 | 444 | #407 | 32 | #2,957 |
| 1985 | 502 | #367 | 39 | #2,532 |
| 1984 | 549 | #342 | 38 | #2,506 |
| 1983 | 535 | #341 | 40 | #2,390 |
| 1982 | 735 | #281 | 42 | #2,358 |
| 1981 | 426 | #394 | 26 | #3,317 |
| 1980 | 355 | #439 | 28 | #3,117 |
| 1979 | 342 | #433 | 28 | #3,051 |
| 1978 | 419 | #376 | 39 | #2,341 |
| 1977 | 537 | #335 | 51 | #1,947 |
| 1976 | 241 | #519 | 33 | #2,470 |
| 1975 | 160 | #649 | 21 | #3,377 |
| 1974 | 167 | #623 | 27 | #2,740 |
| 1973 | 131 | #703 | 24 | #2,893 |
| 1972 | 187 | #583 | 32 | #2,342 |
| 1971 | 204 | #575 | 36 | #2,234 |
| 1970 | 281 | #483 | 51 | #1,775 |
| 1969 | 351 | #422 | 105 | #1,085 |
| 1968 | 171 | #579 | 18 | #3,136 |
| 1967 | 202 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 255 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 353 | #416 | 5 | #7,304 |
| 1964 | 366 | #424 | 9 | #4,922 |
| 1963 | 386 | #410 | 9 | #4,828 |
| 1962 | 508 | #349 | 14 | #3,561 |
| 1961 | 506 | #353 | 14 | #3,570 |
| 1960 | 637 | #311 | 11 | #4,116 |
| 1959 | 803 | #280 | 17 | #2,960 |
| 1958 | 486 | #346 | 16 | #3,058 |
| 1957 | 476 | #345 | 19 | #2,714 |
| 1956 | 511 | #327 | 34 | #1,862 |
| 1955 | 375 | #373 | 17 | #2,819 |
| 1954 | 297 | #416 | 13 | #3,295 |
| 1953 | 214 | #480 | 22 | #2,286 |
| 1952 | 163 | #548 | 12 | #3,349 |
| 1951 | 134 | #607 | 32 | #1,728 |
| 1950 | 163 | #534 | 41 | #1,448 |
| 1949 | 150 | #547 | 45 | #1,390 |
| 1948 | 122 | #616 | 43 | #1,420 |
| 1947 | 73 | #813 | 41 | #1,482 |
| 1946 | 36 | #1,174 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 20 | #1,527 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 14 | #1,967 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,059 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 16 | #1,852 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,465 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,086 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,888 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,066 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rory reached #226 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #286 in 2024. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rory
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.