Given name
Zory
“born at dawn; aurora”
Zory is a variant of Zora. One Slavic interpretation is “born at dawn; aurora.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zory is a variant of Zora. One Slavic interpretation is “born at dawn; aurora.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zory is a variant of Zora. An origin associated with Zora is Slavic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2011. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zory through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 0 boys · 15 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 159 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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