Unisex name · since 1983
Rorey
Rorey has 153 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,629 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,360 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 153
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rorey is the #7360 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 153 recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Rorey recorded 153 times among boys since 1983, holding rank #7360 nationally today, ahead of 47% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #14,629 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,360 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 153 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rorey ranks #14,629 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,360 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 153 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,629 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,360 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 153
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rorey's 153 recorded births place it above 67.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Rorey compares
153 33rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rorey's all-time total is 59% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rorey | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 153 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rorey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rorey's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rorey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Rorey popularity over time - girls
103 total births recorded since 2003 (Rorey as girls' name)
Rorey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (40 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Rorey's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Rorey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
28 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
- 2020s
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 40 births (26% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rorey's data
- Rorey's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (40 total births) through the 2020s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rorey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1983–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rorey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.