Rory Popularity by Year
Follow Rory across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Rory birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 1,768 | #199 | Up 28 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 1,332 | #230 | Up 57 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 1,596 | #227 | Up 15 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 1,105 | #287 | Up 18 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 1,447 | #242 | Up 38 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 1,006 | #305 | Up 30 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 1,229 | #280 | Up 15 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 959 | #335 | Up 64 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 1,135 | #295 | Up 35 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 791 | #399 | Up 59 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 997 | #330 | Up 28 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 675 | #458 | Up 1 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 924 | #358 | Up 10 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 677 | #459 | Up 121 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 884 | #368 | Up 11 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 530 | #580 | Down 16 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 862 | #379 | Up 7 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 534 | #564 | Up 73 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 828 | #386 | Down 7 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 470 | #637 | Up 43 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 853 | #379 | Up 36 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 419 | #680 | Up 158 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 748 | #415 | Up 44 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 330 | #838 | Up 61 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 610 | #459 | Up 22 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 285 | #899 | Up 119 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 564 | #481 | Up 118 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 248 | #1,018 | Down 113 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 413 | #599 | Up 147 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 288 | #905 | Up 116 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 304 | #746 | Up 9 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 245 | #1,021 | Down 91 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 303 | #755 | Up 28 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 287 | #930 | Up 44 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 281 | #783 | Up 42 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 275 | #974 | Up 95 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 260 | #825 | Up 2 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 245 | #1,069 | Up 24 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 246 | #827 | Down 110 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 231 | #1,093 | Up 71 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 283 | #717 | Up 5 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 198 | #1,164 | Down 29 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 264 | #722 | Down 77 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 201 | #1,135 | Down 151 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 316 | #645 | Up 52 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 234 | #984 | Up 132 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 258 | #697 | Up 43 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 187 | #1,116 | Up 232 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 236 | #740 | Down 109 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 142 | #1,348 | Up 621 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 290 | #631 | Down 3 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 85 | #1,969 | Up 469 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 287 | #628 | Down 20 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 59 | #2,438 | Up 132 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 302 | #608 | Up 69 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 53 | #2,570 | Up 163 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 240 | #677 | Down 1 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 45 | #2,733 | Up 233 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 242 | #676 | Up 74 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 40 | #2,966 | Up 619 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 204 | #750 | Down 53 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 30 | #3,585 | Down 351 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 223 | #697 | Down 16 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 35 | #3,234 | Up 1,023 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 228 | #681 | Down 56 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 24 | #4,257 | Down 577 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 273 | #625 | Down 70 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 29 | #3,680 | Down 237 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 333 | #555 | Down 43 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 31 | #3,443 | Down 7 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 374 | #512 | Down 32 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 31 | #3,436 | Down 626 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 396 | #480 | Down 33 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 39 | #2,810 | Up 177 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 406 | #447 | Up 1 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 34 | #2,987 | Up 344 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 390 | #448 | Down 42 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 27 | #3,331 | Down 428 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 444 | #406 | Down 41 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 32 | #2,903 | Down 419 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 502 | #365 | Down 24 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 39 | #2,484 | Down 14 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 549 | #341 | No rank change |
| 1984 | Girls | 38 | #2,470 | Down 110 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 535 | #341 | Down 60 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 40 | #2,360 | Down 33 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 735 | #281 | Up 112 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 42 | #2,327 | Up 926 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 426 | #393 | Up 45 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 26 | #3,253 | Down 184 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 355 | #438 | Down 5 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 28 | #3,069 | Down 72 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 342 | #433 | Down 57 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 28 | #2,997 | Down 692 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 418 | #376 | Down 41 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 39 | #2,305 | Down 383 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 538 | #335 | Up 184 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 51 | #1,922 | Up 517 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 240 | #519 | Up 126 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 33 | #2,439 | Up 820 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 160 | #645 | Down 23 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 21 | #3,259 | Down 576 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 167 | #622 | Up 78 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 27 | #2,683 | Up 147 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 131 | #700 | Down 117 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 24 | #2,830 | Down 519 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 187 | #583 | Down 10 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 32 | #2,311 | Down 99 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 204 | #573 | Down 92 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 36 | #2,212 | Down 457 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 281 | #481 | Down 59 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 51 | #1,755 | Down 677 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 351 | #422 | Up 156 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 105 | #1,078 | Up 1,979 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 171 | #578 | Down 53 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 18 | #3,057 | Up 3,482 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 202 | #525 | Down 44 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 255 | #481 | Down 66 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 353 | #415 | Up 9 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 5 | #6,539 | Down 1,903 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 366 | #424 | Down 14 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 9 | #4,636 | Down 97 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 386 | #410 | Down 61 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 9 | #4,539 | Down 1,101 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 508 | #349 | Up 2 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 14 | #3,438 | Up 22 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 507 | #351 | Down 40 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 14 | #3,460 | Up 460 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 638 | #311 | Down 31 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 11 | #3,920 | Down 1,051 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 802 | #280 | Up 67 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 17 | #2,869 | Up 103 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 486 | #347 | Down 2 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 16 | #2,972 | Down 321 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 476 | #345 | Down 18 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 19 | #2,651 | Down 816 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 511 | #327 | Up 46 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 34 | #1,835 | Up 890 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 375 | #373 | Up 43 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 17 | #2,725 | Up 432 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 297 | #416 | Up 62 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 13 | #3,157 | Down 921 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 214 | #478 | Up 68 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 22 | #2,236 | Up 965 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 163 | #546 | Up 55 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 12 | #3,201 | Down 1,500 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 134 | #601 | Down 73 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 32 | #1,701 | Down 268 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 163 | #528 | Up 16 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 41 | #1,433 | Down 57 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 150 | #544 | Up 72 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 45 | #1,376 | Up 33 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 122 | #616 | Up 189 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 43 | #1,409 | Up 52 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 73 | #805 | Up 352 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 41 | #1,461 | — |
| 1946 | Boys | 36 | #1,157 | Up 337 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 20 | #1,494 | Up 396 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 14 | #1,890 | Up 96 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 14 | #1,986 | Down 187 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 16 | #1,799 | Up 534 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 10 | #2,333 | Up 538 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 7 | #2,871 | Up 609 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 5 | #3,480 | Up 162 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 5 | #3,642 | — |