Is Lory a boy or girl name?

Lory is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 2,525 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 89.4% were girls and 10.6% were boys.

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Lory

Recorded 1915–2022 · United States

Lory was most popular in 1961, when 106 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,766 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,525 people named Lory.

Lory over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lory’s peak in 1961. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lory a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lory is mostly a girl’s name — 89.4% of the 2,525 Americans given it were girls and 10.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Lory

Where Lory is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org