Rory is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “red-haired king and red king.” In 2024 it was given to 1,594 boys in the United States.
Rory belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “red-haired king and red king” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Rory first appears in Social Security records in 1933. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #226 in 2024, and in 2024 1,594 babies received the name — 34,067 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Rory means “red-haired king and red king” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Rory is a boy name. In 2024, 1,594 babies received the name in the US.
Rory comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Rory first appears in US records in 1933. Its best-ever ranking was #226 in 2024, and 1,594 babies were given the name in 2024.
Rory is pronounced /ˈɹɔːɹi/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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