Lory
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LOR-ee
- Origin
- Latin
Lory is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “laurel”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lory mean?
Latin: spelling of Lori; pet form of Laura or Lorraine
“laurel”
Pet form of Laura or Lorraine, used as an independent name since the mid-20th century.
Meaning borrowed from Lori. More on Wiktionary.
Is Lory a girl's or a boy's name?
Lory is a girls' name.
How popular is Lory in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1961, with 106 girls. It first appears in the records in 1923.
Half of all the girls named Lory in the US since 1880 were born between 1958 and 1975, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 73% of the babies named Lory in the US in 1949, and 92% in 1966.
Lory in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 16 | #5,653 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 13 | #5,890 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 18 | #4,344 |
| 1985 | 20 | #3,982 |
| 1984 | 13 | #5,221 |
| 1983 | 24 | #3,339 |
| 1982 | 25 | #3,343 |
| 1981 | 19 | #4,004 |
| 1980 | 25 | #3,318 |
| 1979 | 31 | #2,795 |
| 1978 | 31 | #2,680 |
| 1977 | 35 | #2,463 |
| 1976 | 33 | #2,439 |
| 1975 | 44 | #1,986 |
| 1974 | 49 | #1,801 |
| 1973 | 44 | #1,885 |
| 1972 | 55 | #1,627 |
| 1971 | 47 | #1,857 |
| 1970 | 73 | #1,421 |
| 1969 | 54 | #1,635 |
| 1968 | 50 | #1,625 |
| 1967 | 63 | #1,382 |
| 1966 | 60 | #1,416 |
| 1965 | 62 | #1,394 |
| 1964 | 81 | #1,224 |
| 1963 | 90 | #1,150 |
| 1962 | 106 | #1,050 |
| 1961 | 106 | #1,063 |
| 1960 | 90 | #1,146 |
| 1959 | 73 | #1,255 |
| 1958 | 91 | #1,103 |
| 1957 | 72 | #1,237 |
| 1956 | 81 | #1,150 |
| 1955 | 39 | #1,640 |
| 1954 | 55 | #1,343 |
| 1953 | 39 | #1,564 |
| 1952 | 30 | #1,819 |
| 1951 | 36 | #1,582 |
| 1950 | 17 | #2,435 |
| 1949 | 22 | #2,068 |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,827 |
| 1947 | 20 | #2,199 |
| 1946 | 8 | #3,664 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,915 |
| 1944 | 9 | #3,138 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,780 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,846 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,432 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,966 |
Names like Lory
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amy Holly Penny Laura Kimberly Julie Darcy Lori Lauren Lindy Leslie Wendy
Names related to Lory
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lory: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lory, updated 20 October 2026.