Given name
Rorey
“the red queen”·“a red-haired man”
Rorey is a variant of Rory. Interpretations include “the red queen” and “a red-haired man”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rorey is a variant of Rory. Interpretations include “the red queen” and “a red-haired man”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rorey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 256
- 153 boys · 103 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #7,574 for boys · #14,582 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −8%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,574 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 309 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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