Rory

Rory

Primarily a boy's name · 93% boys

Origin: Irish

Meaning

Rory is a given name of Gaelic origin. It is an anglicisation of the Irish: RuairíThe meaning of the name is "red king", composed of ruadh and rígh. 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 1973 and has been recorded in 43 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1983 with 45 babies (rank #286 that year). In 2017 it was given to 2 boys (rank #17). The name has been declining 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

559

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1973	2	#1,012
1974	2	#1,009
1975	7	#705
1976	4	#889
1977	18	#455
1978	12	#585
1979	7	#721
1980	11	#630
1981	15	#544
1982	9	#684
1983	45	#286
1984	29	#384
1985	23	#447
1986	32	#383
1987	23	#472
1988	19	#531
1989	11	#674
1990	19	#555
1991	23	#521
1992	21	#543
1993	17	#597
1994	11	#719
1995	11	#718
1996	18	#585
1997	13	#667
1998	12	#706
1999	13	#684
2000	13	#684
2001	8	#870
2002	10	#787
2003	14	#667
2004	10	#775
2005	4	#1,126
2006	4	#1,108
2007	7	#855
2008	6	#919
2009	2	#1,332
2010	2	#1,288
2011	5	#943
2012	2	#1,170
2013	2	#1,225
2015	2	#117
2017	2	#17

Year

Babies

Rank

1973

#1,012

1974

#1,009

1975

#705

1976

#889

1977

#455

1978

#585

1979

#721

1980

#630

1981

#544

1982

#684

1983

#286

1984

#384

1985

#447

1986

#383

1987

#472

1988

#531

1989

#674

1990

#555

1991

#521

1992

#543

1993

#597

1994

#719

1995

#718

1996

#585

1997

#667

1998

#706

1999

#684

2000

#684

2001

#870

2002

#787

2003

#667

2004

#775

2005

#1,126

2006

#1,108

2007

#855

2008

#919

2009

#1,332

2010

#1,288

2011

#943

2012

#1,170

2013

#1,225

2015

#117

2017

#17

Meaning

Numerology of Rory

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

Famous people named Rory

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Rory in 2017

Other boys' names starting with R

Year-by-Year Detail