Rory

“Red king” — Irish/Scottish Gaelic origin

Girl's name · #230 in the US (2025) · Trending

Rory is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1947, it stood at #230 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 14,000 girls have been named Rory along the way. About 58% of babies named Rory in recent years have been boys. Together with its spelling variant Rori (#1298), Rory would rank around #203 with about 1,500 births last year — the newborns split about 89/11 between Rory and Rori.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,300 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 3,600 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 5,100 girls in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 44 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Rorys

Rory Kennedy — American filmmaker
Rory Block — American blues guitarist and singer
Rory Guilday — American ice hockey player (born 2002)
Rory Bosio — American runner specialized in Ultra-Trail runs
Rory Flack — figure skater

In stories & tradition

Rory Gilmore — Gilmore Girls · Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Rory Mercury — Gate
Rory — The Bodyguard

What Rorys become

Among 404 notable people named Rory:

Sports figures appear 2.21× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rory Guilday, American ice hockey player (born 2002).

Similar names: Rori · Carter · Romy · Ivory · Lennon · Rowan

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