Recorded 1965–2014 Boys' name Peak 1966 21 births

Rorry — boys' name

21 babies named Rorry in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111980s52010s5
1960s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Rorry was born in this single decade.

1966
Single peak year

6 babies were named Rorry in 1966 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rorry

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Rorry between 1965 and 2014, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rorry currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rorry performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rorry shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rorry in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rorry at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

21

Since 1965

50 years of records

Peak year

1966

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1965

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2014

Rorry popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1965

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1966)
6
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
4.555.566.5 2014198919661965 5

Rorry by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
11 births that decade — 52% of Rorry's all-time total
1960s111980s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rorry?
21 babies have been named Rorry since 1965. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1966 with 6 births.
When was Rorry most popular?
Rorry was most popular in the 1960s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
How long has the name Rorry been used?
Rorry has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 50 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Rorry?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rory, Roran, Rorik, Rorey, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1965–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.