How Many People Are Named Ory?
An estimated 136 people in the United States have the first name Ory. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Ory peaked in popularity in 1986 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ory as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ory paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
136
About 1 in 2,520,252 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1986
22 births
Total Registered
147
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ory
Ory is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 147 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ory as a male name
Ranked #9,379 in 2011
8 male births in 2011
Peak: 1986 (22 births)
Ory: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ory span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 86 babies were registered. Ory has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ory by Decade
How has Ory tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ory by State
Ory + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ory as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ory
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Ory: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ory?
We estimate approximately 136 people named Ory are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,520,252 Americans share this first name.
Is Ory a common name?
Ory is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 147 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ory most popular?
Ory reached peak popularity in 1986, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ory is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ory a male name?
Ory is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ory Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ory Smith, Ory Johnson, Ory Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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