Rori
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Rori is a name of Irish origin, meaning “red king”. In 2025 it ranked 2,206th for girls in the UK (13 babies) and 1,295th for girls in the US (172 babies).
What does Rori mean?
Irish: spelling of Rory, from Irish Ruaidhrí
“red king”
A spelling of Rory; Ruaidhrí Ua Conchobair (Rory O'Connor) was the last High King of Ireland.
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Is Rori a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Rori has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls and 5 boys in the UK and 172 girls in the US.
How popular is Rori in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,206among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 21,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 120% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the UK were named Rori, making it the 2,206th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 16 girls. 5 boys were also named Rori in 2025 (3,747th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Rori in the UK since 1996 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 52 girls in the UK were given Rori or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #716, up from #2,206 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 10% of the babies named Rori in the UK in 2017, and 72% in 2025.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,137th in England and Wales.
Rori in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,832 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,481 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2021 | 12 | #2,325 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
How popular is Rori in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,295among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 172about 1 in 9,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 172 girls in the US were named Rori, making it the 1,295th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,362nd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 191 girls. It first appears in the records in 1947.
Half of all the girls named Rori in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,588 girls in the US were given Rori or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #228, up from #1,295 for this spelling alone.
Rori in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 172 | #1,295 |
| 2024 | 141 | #1,524 |
| 2023 | 137 | #1,548 |
| 2022 | 191 | #1,256 |
| 2021 | 153 | #1,416 |
| 2020 | 160 | #1,362 |
| 2019 | 145 | #1,502 |
| 2018 | 136 | #1,585 |
| 2017 | 121 | #1,744 |
| 2016 | 104 | #1,929 |
| 2015 | 116 | #1,793 |
| 2014 | 80 | #2,304 |
| 2013 | 77 | #2,364 |
| 2012 | 78 | #2,373 |
| 2011 | 72 | #2,510 |
| 2010 | 66 | #2,691 |
| 2009 | 62 | #2,825 |
| 2008 | 76 | #2,485 |
| 2007 | 97 | #2,085 |
| 2006 | 89 | #2,165 |
| 2005 | 78 | #2,294 |
| 2004 | 65 | #2,553 |
| 2003 | 70 | #2,365 |
| 2002 | 45 | #3,142 |
| 2001 | 40 | #3,364 |
| 2000 | 27 | #4,395 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 12 | #6,969 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 16 | #5,280 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 18 | #4,344 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 26 | #3,150 |
| 1982 | 34 | #2,704 |
| 1981 | 66 | #1,714 |
| 1980 | 14 | #4,977 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 12 | #5,214 |
| 1977 | 23 | #3,266 |
| 1976 | 14 | #4,361 |
| 1975 | 13 | #4,591 |
| 1974 | 14 | #4,226 |
| 1973 | 17 | #3,634 |
| 1972 | 18 | #3,404 |
| 1971 | 27 | #2,665 |
| 1970 | 30 | #2,450 |
| 1969 | 48 | #1,755 |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 8 | #4,981 |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 8 | #4,864 |
| 1961 | 17 | #3,059 |
| 1960 | 13 | #3,511 |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,979 |
| 1958 | 17 | #2,861 |
| 1957 | 14 | #3,149 |
| 1956 | 12 | #3,492 |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,068 |
| 1954 | 6 | #5,146 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,906 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 8 | #3,891 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #5,293 |
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