as a First Name
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name found in Ireland as Ruaidhrí and in Scotland as Ruairidh (see respective appendices). In Scotland this is further Anglicized to Roderick. In recent times, Rory has come into popular general use.
| 1,344th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 17,283
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 19,648
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Rory per capita
- 1982
- marked the height of its popularity
11%
89%
10%
55+
55+
41%
30-54
30-54
21%
13-29
13-29
27%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
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