Mostly boys · peaked in 2025
Rory name popularity since 1925
49,421 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Rory (27.5% girls, 72.5% boys). Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Rory is about 16 years old in 2026. Rory peaked in 2025 as the #199 name for boys, and it ranked #199 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 49,421
- Named Rory, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #199
- for boys in 2025 (1,768 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 72.5% boys
- 13,580 girls · 35,841 boys
- Most popular in
- Washington
- 1.98× its national share
Peak year is the year Rory made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Rory births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Rory both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1951 and 1956, Rory became 3.4× more common, from 1 in 14,100 baby boys to 1 in 4,140.
- Steepest fall: Between 1962 and 1967, its share of baby boys fell by 53%, from 1 in 4,070 to 1 in 8,630.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Rory's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Rory.
Decade by decade
Babies named Rory in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 10 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 129 | 462 | #1,527 |
| 1950s | 223 | 3,621 | #373 |
| 1960s | 185 | 3,737 | #416 |
| 1970s | 342 | 2,668 | #648 |
| 1980s | 345 | 4,738 | #367 |
| 1990s | 377 | 2,706 | #755 |
| 2000s | 2,085 | 2,737 | #718 |
| 2010s | 4,026 | 6,990 | #379 |
| 2020–25 | 5,868 | 8,172 | #199 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
46.5% of babies named Rory from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Rory is most popular
The index compares Rory's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Rory.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 1.98× | 1,448 |
| Colorado | 1.94× | 1,049 |
| Minnesota | 1.79× | 1,426 |
| Massachusetts | 1.68× | 1,748 |
| Utah | 1.56× | 581 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Rory's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Rory.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Rory (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data