Rory dog name

We found 395 dogs named Rory in the public pet registers of 22 places. Combining all places, Rory is the #380 dog name. 54% of dogs named Rory are female.

🐱 Rory is also a cat name (#684 for cats, 16 cats).

Rory as a dog name, by place

PlaceRankDogsPer 10,000Years
Allegheny County United States #513 of 51,228 128 3.1 2003–2026
New York City United States #335 of 34,500 159 4.8 2014–2025
Toronto Canada #242 of 10,500 33 6.6 2019
Seattle United States #232 of 8,191 17 6.6 2026
Playford Australia #286 of 4,586 9 5.4 2015
Cambridge United States #147 of 4,375 13 10 2017–2026
Zurich Switzerland #607 of 5,788 2 2.0 2025
Noosa Australia #465 of 3,045 3 3.1 2017
Laval Canada #928 of 2,965 1 1.2 2017–2026
Worcester United States #390 of 2,906 3 4.1 2026
Maple Ridge Canada #335 of 2,440 3 4.7 2026
Basel Switzerland #847 of 3,446 1 1.6 2026
Victoria Canada #458 of 2,588 2 3.3 2025
Surf Coast Shire Australia #424 of 1,974 2 3.6 2016
Golden Plains Shire Australia #410 of 2,062 2 3.8 2016
Burnside Australia #104 of 1,888 8 15 2015
Framingham United States #335 of 1,965 2 4.6 2020
Richmond United States #310 of 2,347 2 4.7 2018
Tacoma United States #478 of 1,917 1 2.8 2021
Corangamite Shire Australia #214 of 1,161 2 7.5 2023
Adelaide Australia #228 of 958 1 6.4 2014
Burlington United States #122 of 641 1 11 2022

Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Rory. Click a column to sort. See data sources.

Female or male?

54% female
46% male

182 female and 155 male dogs named Rory, in the places that record sex.

Rory over the years

Toronto – rising
2012
2015
2020
2025
New York City – rising
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025
Allegheny County – rising
2007
2010
2015
2020
2025

Dogs named Rory per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.

Breeds of dogs named Rory

Compared to all dogs, Rory is especially common among Goldendoodles (3.7×), Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (3.4×) and Australian Shepherds (2.4×).

Based on 317 dogs named Rory with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.

Rory as a baby name

Rory was the #230 girls' name in the US in 2025 (1,332 babies).Rory was the #199 boys' name in the US in 2025 (1,768 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #3 for boys in Scotland, #17 for boys in England and Wales, #20 for boys in Northern Ireland and #21 for boys in Wales. See Rory as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.

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