Rory is an established name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Rory is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #199 among boys (1,768) and #230 among girls (1,332) — overall #198 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,100 | 3,100 | #230 | #199 |
| 2024 | 2,701 | 2,701 | #287 | #227 |
| 2023 | 2,453 | 2,453 | #305 | #242 |
| 2022 | 2,188 | 2,188 | #336 | #280 |
| 2021 | 1,926 | 1,926 | #399 | #295 |
| 2020 | 1,672 | 1,672 | #458 | #330 |
| 2019 | 1,601 | 1,601 | #459 | #358 |
| 2018 | 1,414 | 1,414 | #581 | #369 |
| 2017 | 1,396 | 1,396 | #566 | #380 |
| 2016 | 1,298 | 1,298 | #637 | #386 |
| 2015 | 1,272 | 1,272 | #683 | #379 |
| 2014 | 1,078 | 1,078 | #839 | #417 |
| 2013 | 895 | 895 | #900 | #460 |
| 2012 | 812 | 812 | #1,024 | #481 |
| 2011 | 701 | 701 | #910 | #599 |
| 2010 | 549 | 549 | #1,023 | #748 |
| 2009 | 590 | 590 | #934 | #758 |
| 2008 | 556 | 556 | #976 | #784 |
| 2007 | 505 | 505 | #1,073 | #829 |
| 2006 | 477 | 477 | #1,094 | #830 |
| 2005 | 481 | 481 | #1,167 | #718 |
| 2004 | 465 | 465 | #1,139 | #724 |
| 2003 | 550 | 550 | #989 | #645 |
| 2002 | 445 | 445 | #1,119 | #698 |
| 2001 | 378 | 378 | #1,354 | #741 |
| 2000 | 375 | 375 | #1,979 | #631 |
| 1999 | 346 | 346 | #2,462 | #629 |
| 1998 | 355 | 355 | #2,606 | #609 |
| 1997 | 285 | — | #2,765 | #679 |
| 1996 | 282 | — | #3,013 | #677 |
| 1995 | 234 | — | #3,650 | #755 |
| 1994 | 258 | — | #3,289 | #697 |
| 1993 | 252 | — | #4,350 | #684 |
| 1992 | 302 | — | #3,757 | #625 |
| 1991 | 364 | — | #3,523 | #557 |
| 1990 | 405 | — | #3,496 | #512 |
| 1989 | 435 | — | #2,858 | #480 |
| 1988 | 440 | — | #3,025 | #447 |
| 1987 | 417 | — | #3,391 | #450 |
| 1986 | 476 | — | #2,957 | #407 |
| 1985 | 541 | — | #2,532 | #367 |
| 1984 | 587 | — | #2,506 | #342 |
| 1983 | 575 | — | #2,390 | #341 |
| 1982 | 777 | — | #2,358 | #281 |
| 1981 | 452 | — | #3,319 | #394 |
| 1980 | 383 | — | #3,117 | #439 |
| 1979 | 370 | — | #3,051 | #433 |
| 1978 | 457 | — | #2,341 | #376 |
| 1977 | 589 | — | #1,947 | #335 |
| 1976 | 273 | — | #2,471 | #520 |
| 1975 | 181 | — | #3,376 | #648 |
| 1974 | 194 | — | #2,740 | #623 |
| 1973 | 155 | — | #2,893 | #703 |
| 1972 | 219 | — | #2,341 | #583 |
| 1971 | 240 | — | #2,234 | #575 |
| 1970 | 332 | — | #1,776 | #483 |
| 1969 | 456 | — | #1,085 | #422 |
| 1968 | 189 | — | #3,136 | #579 |
| 1967 | 202 | — | — | #526 |
| 1966 | 255 | — | — | #481 |
| 1965 | 358 | — | #7,305 | #416 |
| 1964 | 375 | — | #4,922 | #424 |
| 1963 | 395 | — | #4,828 | #410 |
| 1962 | 522 | — | #3,560 | #349 |
| 1961 | 521 | — | #3,569 | #351 |
| 1960 | 649 | — | #4,116 | #311 |
| 1959 | 819 | — | #2,960 | #280 |
| 1958 | 502 | — | #3,058 | #347 |
| 1957 | 495 | — | #2,714 | #345 |
| 1956 | 545 | — | #1,862 | #327 |
| 1955 | 392 | — | #2,819 | #373 |
| 1954 | 310 | — | #3,295 | #416 |
| 1953 | 236 | — | #2,285 | #480 |
| 1952 | 175 | — | #3,349 | #548 |
| 1951 | 166 | — | #1,728 | #607 |
| 1950 | 204 | — | #1,448 | #534 |
| 1949 | 195 | — | #1,390 | #546 |
| 1948 | 165 | — | #1,420 | #616 |
| 1947 | 114 | — | #1,482 | #813 |
| 1946 | 36 | — | — | #1,174 |
| 1945 | 20 | — | — | #1,527 |
| 1944 | 14 | — | — | #1,967 |
| 1943 | 14 | — | — | #2,059 |
| 1942 | 16 | — | — | #1,852 |
| 1941 | 10 | — | — | #2,465 |
| 1940 | 7 | — | — | #3,087 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,888 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | — | #4,066 |