EveryBabyNames

Rory

4 countries#199 in United States, 2025
US
#199
in United States, 2025
SCOT
#3
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#20
in Northern Ireland, 2025
FR
#2453
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
58,358
Peak year (United States)
2025
Peak-year count
3,100
First recorded
1933

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Rory was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesScotlandNorthern IrelandFrance

Country by country

United States

49,421 births recorded 1933–2025 · currently #199 · peaked in 2025 with 3,100 births

Most common in: California, New York, Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

Scotland

7,051 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #3 · peaked in 2025 with 306 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

1,712 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #20 · peaked in 2006 with 81 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

France

174 births recorded 1981–2022 · currently #2453 · peaked in 2022 with 18 births

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Rory’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#827
2007#825↑2
2008#783↑42
2009#755↑28
2010#746↑9
2011#599↑147
2012#481↑118
2013#459↑22
2014#415↑44
2015#379↑36
2016#386↓7
2017#379↑7
2018#368↑11
2019#358↑10
2020#330↑28
2021#295↑35
2022#280↑15
2023#242↑38
2024#227↑15
2025#199↑28

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