Rory

Rory is a unisex given name: about 81% of people named Rory are men and 19% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 81%Female 19%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 81% male / 19% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Ireland, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 25,834 male / 6,496 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Rory

To address Rory when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Rory," in English, "Guten Tag Rory," in German. About 81% of people named Rory are men and 19% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Rory,

German

Guten Tag Rory,

French

Bonjour Rory,

Spanish

Estimado/a Rory:

Chinese

Rory您好：

Japanese

Rory様

English

Hi Rory,

German

Hi Rory,

French

Salut Rory,

Spanish

Hola Rory,

Chinese

Rory你好：

Japanese

Roryさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Rory by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	80%
Ireland	uncommon	man's name	98%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

25,834 male · 6,496 female · 32,330 births recorded

Male 80%Female 20%

Since 1980: 73% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Rory a male or female name?

Rory is a unisex given name: about 81% of people named Rory are men and 19% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Rory in an email?

Is Rory a unisex name?

Rory is not a unisex name: 81% of people named Rory are men. Rory leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Rory a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/rory (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_rory,
  title  = {Is Rory a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/rory},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}