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Rory name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Rory ranks #199 in male records (1,768 reported) and #230 in female records (1,332 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

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Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#230 · 1,332 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 227 female records (1,105 to 1,332); rank moved from #287 to #230.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 541 female records (791 to 1,332); rank moved from #399 to #230.
2025 male rank and count
#199 · 1,768 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 172 male records (1,596 to 1,768); rank moved from #227 to #199.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 633 male records (1,135 to 1,768); rank moved from #295 to #199.
Peak year in available data
2025: 1,768 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Rory becoming more popular?

Rory's reported male count increased by 172 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #227 to #199. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Rory in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for RoryFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,7680201620252016: 470 female records2017: 534 female records2018: 530 female records2019: 677 female records2020: 675 female records2021: 791 female records2022: 959 female records2023: 1,006 female records2024: 1,105 female records2025: 1,332 female records2016: 828 male records2017: 862 male records2018: 884 male records2019: 924 male records2020: 997 male records2021: 1,135 male records2022: 1,229 male records2023: 1,447 male records2024: 1,596 male records2025: 1,768 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251,3322301,768199
20241,1052871,596227
20231,0063051,447242
20229593361,229280
20217913991,135295
2020675458997330
2019677459924358
2018530581884369
2017534566862380
2016470637828386

Questions about Rory’s popularity

How common is Rory in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Rory ranks #199 in male records (1,768 reported) and #230 in female records (1,332 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Rory?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Rory only.

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