Middle names for Rory
ROR-ee · 2 syllables
Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 16 more places.
Ranked by fit
40 middle names for Rory, ranked by fit. Add your surname to re-rank.
1 in 50, Ireland
Say it JAK
2-1 beats after Rory
Loved across three Canadian provinces, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and 4 more places. Common in England and Wales, the Netherlands, Sweden, and 4 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 11 more places.
1 in 50 boys born in Ireland in 2025. Number 2 there.
1 in 61, Northern Ireland
Say it JAYMZ
2-1 beats after Rory
Loved in the Netherlands, Ireland, and Northern Ireland. Common across England and Wales, Canada, Scotland, and 5 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 13 more places.
1 in 61 boys born in Northern Ireland in 2025. Number 3 there.
1 in 103, England and Wales
Say it THEE-uh-dor
2-3 beats after Rory
Loved across England and Wales, three Canadian provinces, Australia, and New Zealand. Common in Quebec, Ireland, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 14 more places.
1 in 103 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 9 there.
1 in 62, Poland
Say it GAY-bree-ul
2-3 beats after Rory
Loved in France and Switzerland. Common in England and Wales, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places. Rare in Israel, the Netherlands, Ireland, and 4 more places.
1 in 62 boys born in Poland in 2025. Number 19 there.
1 in 86, England and Wales
Say it AH-li-ver
2-3 beats after Rory · Rory blurs into Oliver
Loved across England and Wales, three Canadian provinces, the Nordic countries, and 9 more places. Common in the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, and 8 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 5 more places.
1 in 86 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 6 there.
1 in 88, England and Wales
Say it JORJ
2-1 beats after Rory
Loved in England and Wales and New Zealand. Common in Ontario, Scotland, British Columbia, and 5 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 16 more places.
1 in 88 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 7 there.
1 in 137, Scotland
Say it MAKS
2-1 beats after Rory
Common across the UK, the Netherlands, three Nordic countries, and 17 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 4 more places.
1 in 137 boys born in Scotland in 2025. Number 25 there.
1 in 224, Northern Ireland
Say it BEN-juh-min
2-3 beats after Rory
Loved in Ontario and 1 more place. Common in England and Wales, the Netherlands, Sweden, and 21 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 3 more places.
1 in 224 boys born in Northern Ireland in 2025. Number 61 there.
1 in 409, Ireland
Say it MARK
2-1 beats after Rory
Loved in Slovenia, Moscow, and 1 more place. Common across Poland, four German cities, Ireland, and Hungary. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 12 more places.
1 in 409 boys born in Ireland in 2025. Number 99 there.
1 in 145, Ireland
Say it JON
2-1 beats after Rory
Common in Ontario, Ireland, British Columbia, and 3 more places. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 16 more places.
1 in 145 boys born in Ireland in 2025. Number 29 there.
1 in 622, England and Wales
Say it CHARLZ
2-1 beats after Rory
Common across France, three Canadian provinces, three Australian states, and New Zealand. Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 15 more places.
1 in 622 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 119 there.
1 in 61, Austria
Say it PAWL
2-1 beats after Rory
Loved across Austria and three German cities. Common across France, Quebec, three German cities, and 1 more place. Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 10 more places.
1 in 61 boys born in Austria in 2025. Number 2 there.
1 in 354, England and Wales
Say it SAM-yoo-ul
2-3 beats after Rory
Common across France, the UK, Italy, and 25 more places. Rare in Poland, Israel, Slovenia, and 1 more place.
1 in 354 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 66 there.
1 in 130, Scotland
Say it al-ig-ZAN-der
2-4 beats after Rory · Rory blurs into Alexander
Common across the UK, Poland, the Netherlands, and 19 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Israel, and 3 more places.
1 in 130 boys born in Scotland in 2025. Number 22 there.
1 in 214, Scotland
Say it KAM-er-un
2-3 beats after Rory
Common in Ontario and Scotland. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 19 more places.
1 in 214 boys born in Scotland in 2025. Number 48 there.
1 in 89, France
Say it RAF-ee-el
2-3 beats after Rory
Loved in France. Common across Austria, five German cities, and Quebec. Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 11 more places.
1 in 89 boys born in France in 2025. Number 4 there.
1 in 195, Catalonia
Say it NIK-uh-lus
2-3 beats after Rory
Common in Italy, Catalonia, Munich, and 3 more places. Rare across France, the UK, Poland, and 15 more places.
1 in 195 boys born in Catalonia in 2025. Number 37 there.
1 in 1,162, England and Wales
Say it NIK-uh-lus
2-3 beats after Rory
Common in Italy and Ontario. Rare across France, the UK, Poland, and 17 more places.
1 in 1,162 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 214 there.
1 in 527, Ireland
Say it KRIS-tuh-fer
2-3 beats after Rory
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
1 in 527 boys born in Ireland in 2025. Number 121 there.
1 in 46, England and Wales
Say it moo-HAM-ud
2-3 beats after Rory
Loved in England and Wales, Israel, Ontario, and Scotland. Common across five German cities, Ireland, Norway, and 5 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 9 more places.
1 in 46 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 1 there.
1 in 187, England and Wales
Say it WIL-yum
Same beat count as Rory
Loved across three Nordic countries, Quebec, Queensland, and 2 more places. Common across the UK, Ontario, Switzerland, and 7 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 9 more places.
1 in 187 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 25 there.
1 in 196, Scotland
Say it BLAYK
2-1 beats after Rory
Common in Scotland. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 20 more places.
1 in 196 boys born in Scotland in 2025. Number 41 there.
1 in 103, Ireland
Say it SHAWN
2-1 beats after Rory
Common in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 19 more places.
1 in 103 boys born in Ireland in 2025. Number 23 there.
1 in 290, England and Wales
Say it JOSH-oo-uh
2-3 beats after Rory
Common across the UK, Ontario, Ireland, and 6 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 13 more places.
1 in 290 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 53 there.
1 in 128, Ireland
Say it LOOK
2-1 beats after Rory
Common in Ontario, Ireland, Scotland, and 4 more places. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 15 more places.
1 in 128 boys born in Ireland in 2025. Number 23 there.
1 in 1,000, England and Wales
Say it FRANK
2-1 beats after Rory
Common in Sweden. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
1 in 1,000 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 186 there.
1 in 159, England and Wales
Say it moh-HAM-ed
2-3 beats after Rory
Common in England and Wales, the Netherlands, and 2 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.
1 in 159 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 20 there.
1 in 1,563, England and Wales
Say it ZAY-vee-er
2-3 beats after Rory
Common across Australia. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
1 in 1,563 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 263 there.
1 in 2,071, Northern Ireland
Say it DEEN
2-1 beats after Rory
Common in the Netherlands. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
1 in 2,071 boys born in Northern Ireland in 2025. Number 344 there.
1 in 592, Northern Ireland
Say it HYOO
2-1 beats after Rory
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
1 in 592 boys born in Northern Ireland in 2025. Number 159 there.
1 in 100, France
Say it JOOLZ
2-1 beats after Rory
Loved in France. Common in Switzerland and Quebec. Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 16 more places.
1 in 100 boys born in France in 2025. Number 6 there.
1 in 252, England and Wales
Say it sih-BAS-chun
2-3 beats after Rory
Loved in Estonia. Common in England and Wales, Italy, Poland, and 10 more places. Rare in France, Israel, the Netherlands, and 13 more places.
1 in 252 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 47 there.
1 in 66, Poland
Say it JOO-lee-un
2-3 beats after Rory
Common in Poland, the Netherlands, Ontario, and 10 more places. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 7 more places.
1 in 66 boys born in Poland in 2025. Number 20 there.
1 in 105, Ireland
Say it DAN-yul
Same beat count as Rory
Common across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 23 more places. Rare in France, Quebec, Slovenia, and 1 more place.
1 in 105 boys born in Ireland in 2025. Number 13 there.
1 in 67, England and Wales
Say it NO-uh
Same beat count as Rory
Loved across France, the UK, Canada, and 19 more places. Common in Italy, Catalonia, and Spain. Rare in Poland, Israel, and Slovenia.
1 in 67 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 2 there.
1 in 169, Ireland
Say it KY
2-1 beats after Rory
Common across the UK, the Netherlands, Ontario, and 10 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 11 more places.
1 in 169 boys born in Ireland in 2025. Number 34 there.
1 in 104, Northern Ireland
Say it FIN
2-1 beats after Rory
Loved in the Netherlands and 1 more place. Common across the UK, Austria, Switzerland, and 12 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 7 more places.
1 in 104 boys born in Northern Ireland in 2025. Number 16 there.
1 in 63, Catalonia
Say it mah-TAY-oh
2-3 beats after Rory
Loved in Catalonia, Spain, Croatia, and 1 more place. Common across three Canadian provinces, Sweden, Austria, and 9 more places. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 6 more places.
1 in 63 boys born in Catalonia in 2025. Number 6 there.
1 in 198, Scotland
Say it MYLZ
2-1 beats after Rory
Common across the UK, Ontario, British Columbia, and 5 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 16 more places.
1 in 198 boys born in Scotland in 2025. Number 43 there.
1 in 136, Northern Ireland
Say it JAY-kub
Same beat count as Rory
Common across the UK, three Canadian provinces, Ireland, and 5 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 13 more places.
1 in 136 boys born in Northern Ireland in 2025. Number 27 there.
How this list is scored
How this list is scored
Middle names for Rory, ranked for rhythm (a different syllable count from Rory), a clean join and staying power in the long-running records. Rhymes and sounds that run together count against.
A middle name earns points for a syllable count different from the first name, loses points for the same count, a rhyme, or a first name whose last sound runs into it, and gains for staying power: how steadily it has been given across the long-running records, which matters more for a middle name than current popularity.
Scores use official birth statistics from 40 regions and origins from Wiktionary. How these figures are computed.