Rory

Irish

"red king"

Rory Origin and Meaning

Variation of Aurora

Rory Rank in US Top 1000

# 286 in the US

Rory Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 506 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Rory

• 286 US 2024
• 506 Nameberry 2025
• 436 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Rory

• Aurora 'Rory' Block American blues guitarist
• Ellen "Rory" Flack American figure skater
• Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy American filmmaker, daughter of politician Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel
• Rory Quintos Filipino TV and film director
• Rory Flynn (b. 1947) writer; daughter of actor Errol Flynn and Nora Eddington
• Rory Lerman Green (b. 1969) daughter of novelist Jackie Collins
• Rory Eleanor Taylor (b. 1986) daughter of drummer Roger Taylor of Queen
• Rory Melora Jackson (b. 2001) daughter of actress Melora Hardin
• Rory Lane Huggar (b. 2017) daughter of singer RL of R&B group Next

The name Rory in Pop Culture

• Lorelai "Rory" Gilmore main character on TV's "Gilmore Girls"
• Rory Thayer character in the movie "Accepted"
• Aurora "Rory" Deveaux main character in the "Shades of London" series
• Rory Swenson character in the book "Finally"
• Rory Mercury character on the anime "GATE"

International Variations of the name Rory

• Ruaidri Irish Gaelic
• Ruairí Irish Gaelic
• Ruaraidh Scottish Gaelic