Rory

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Primarily a boy's name · Unisex โ€” 27% girls / 73% boys

Origin: Irish

Meaning

Rory is a given name of Gaelic origin. It is an anglicisation of the Irish: RuairรญThe meaning of the name is "red king", composed of ruadh and rรญgh. In Ireland and Scotland, it is generally seen as a masculine name and therefore rarely given to females.

From Wikipedia

Rory first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 231 babies (rank #138 that year). In 2024 it was given to 231 boys (rank #138). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Rory

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Rory yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

4,743
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
231
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199194#292
199266#369
199369#359
199445#427
199567#379
199668#370
199757#402
199857#391
199958#374
200058#385
200150#434
200251#418
200365#361
200464#376
200562#397
200687#320
200762#439
200863#447
200960#461
201063#453
201186#351
2012103#312
2013115#289
2014118#291
2015134#261
2016130#274
2017152#247
2018166#223
2019187#200
2020173#203
2021189#193
2022184#188
2023215#146
2024231#138