Unisex name
Rory
23,782 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2025. Expression number: 4.
Origin
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Ruairidh and Irish Ruairí (“red-haired king”), from Old Irish Ruaidrí (“red king”).From Wiktionary, entry “Rory”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2025: 1,785 births. 23,782 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 17th among boys' names in 2025. It is still given: 7,832 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2025: 3,100 births. 49,421 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It is given to girls (27%) as well as boys (73%). It really came into use around 1945. It is still given: 12,368 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2012: 200 births. 6,508 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1960s to the 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 42nd among boys' names in 2012. It is still given: 424 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
4
work, structure, stability
9 + 6 + 9 + 7 = 31 → 4
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
4
work, structure, stability
6 + 7 = 13 → 4
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
9 + 9 = 18 → 9
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 9 · humanity, generosity, completion
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.