Rory
Rory Origin and Meaning
This spirited Gaelic classic, which became popular in Ireland via the illustrious twelfth century king Rory O'Connor, makes a highly energetic choice, now used for either sex. Rory's gender split is still trending boyward; it's one of the coolest boys' names starting with R.
In England and Wales, however, the name is virtually never given to girls. It's seen as thoroughly male (and non-female) as Roger or Richard.
Rory first came to attention in the US in the person of mid-century pin-up boy Rory Calhoun (born Francis Timothy). The name entered the popularity list in 1947, peaking at Number 280 in 1959.
Young Irish U.S. Open champ Rory Mcllroy makes a worthy namesake. Bill and Melinda Gates chose Rory as the name of their only son.
Rory is a popular choice all throughout the UK. Skip baffling Gaelic spellings like Ruari and Ruaidhri and stick with the more straightforward Rory.
- Rory Rank in US Top 1000
- Rory Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
- Names Similar to Rory
- Famous People Named Rory
- Rory in Pop Culture
- Rory in Nameberry Blog Posts
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Rory Rank in US Top 1000
Rory Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Rory Popularity
- 242US2023
- 45Nameberry2024
- 24Unisex2023
- 143Canada2023
- 223Future2028
- 38England2022
- 6Scotland2023
- 74Ireland2023
20 Names Similar to Rory
Famous People Named Rory
- Rory McIlroyNorthern Irish golfer
- Rory Storm (born Alan Caldwell)English singer of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes
- Rory James O'MalleyAmerican actor
- Rory CochraneAmerican actor
- Rory Calhoun (born Francis Timothy McCown)American actor
- Rory Hugh CulkinAmerican actor; brother of Macaulay and Kieran Culkin
- Rory Brian FitzpatrickAmerican hockey player
- Rory MarkasAmerican sportscaster
- (William) Rory GallagherIrish blues,rock musician
- Rory KinnearEnglish actor
- Rory BestIrish rugby union player
- Rory ByrneSouth African car designer
- Rory John DelapEnglish,Irish footballer
- Rory Jason ReidAmerican politician; son of former U.S. Speaker of the House Harry Reid
- Rory John Gates (b. 1999)son of Microsoft's Bill and Melinda Gates
- Rory Dartanyan Blackmore (b. 2012)son of musicians Richie Blackmore and Candice Night of Blackmore's Night
- Rory McCannScottish actor (best known for playing Sandor “The Hound” Clegane on Game of Thrones)
- Rory Zane RossAmerican actor
- Rory DamesAmerican soccer coach
Rory in Pop Culture
- Rory HawthorneGale's brother from "The Hunger Games"
- Rory Pond (ne Williams)from "Doctor Who"
- Rory Flanagancharacter on "Glee"
- Rory Hennessycharacter from the sitcom "8 Simple Rules..."
- Rory Slipperycharacter from "Fortysomething"
- Rory Greenfrom movie "Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang"
- Rory Keanercharacter from "My Babysitter's a Vampire"
- Rory BrownCharacter from "Mrs Brown Boys"
- Rorycharacter from TV's "Little Lunch"
- Rory Regan aka Ragmancharacter on TV's "Arrow"
- Rory Swanncharacter from the StarCraft series
Rory in Nameberry Blog Posts
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Rory in Nameberry Forums
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