Rory
Pronounced R AO1 R IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2024
- 92 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Rory?
Rory is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1933. It has been given to 47,345 children — the 586th most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 1,594 children were given it.
Rorie is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Roughly 28% of children named Rory are girls, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Rory and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Rorie
Characteristics
- Alliterative
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- R AO1 R IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Rory
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Rory
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Rory?
- Rory ranks 586th among boys' names in US records, with 47,345 births since 1933. Over the past decade it accounts for 10,758.
- Is Rory a unisex name?
- Yes. About 28% of children given the name are girls, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Rory most popular?
- 2024, when 1,594 children were given the name. It has been in use for 92 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Rory spelled?
- Rorie. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.