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Girl Names Ending with -ory

There are 19 -ory names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are -ory names 1 to 19. Within these names, Mallory (English) was the most popular in 2008, followed by Rory (English). The unusual -ory names are Amory, Avory, Cory (English), Dory (English), Flory (English), Glory (English), Hillory (English), Ivory (English), Jory (English), Kory (English), Lory (English), Malory (English), Marjory (English), Mellory, Tory (English), Victory (English), and Zory (English).

-ory names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1970s up to the 1980s. Their usage peaked modestly in 1986 with 0.194% of baby girls being given -ory names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 2 -ory names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2008, their total usage was 0.078% with 2 -ory names listed among the top 1000. Among all -ory names, Mallory (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #253 and a usage of 0.0651%.

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Amory industrious leader ... language of origin is Germanic ... not commonly used as a baby girl name ...

Avory inspired advice; old ... of Old French origin ... variant form of Avery ... uncommon as a baby girl name ...

Cory Popularity Trend of Cory
from 1900 to 2008. coral; maiden, virgin; ... has its origins in the Old Greek, English, ... used largely in English ...

Dory golden-haired one; gift of god; gift of Isis; bountiful; of the Dorian tribe; from Doris; gift; gift ...

Flory flower, blossom ... used mostly in the English language and ... variant form of Flora ...

Glory glory ... language of origin is Latin and it is ... form of Gloria ... not popular as a baby girl name ...

Hillory cheerful ... used chiefly in the English language ... variant spelling of Hillary ...

Ivory Popularity Trend of Ivory
from 1900 to 2008. ivory ... has its origins in the English language and ... unusual as a baby girl name ...

Jory marjoram herb ... language of origin is Latin and it is ... form of Marjorie ... not in the top 1000 names ...

Kory ravine ... has its origins in the Old Norse language ... variant of Corey ... not popular as a baby girl name ...

Lory laurel, bay; flower, ... origin is Latin, Latin, Old Provençal, Spanish, ... form of Lora ...

Mallory Popularity Trend of Mallory
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 253 253 unlucky, unhappy; army ... of Old French origin and it is used ... popularity of the name was boosted by the ...

Malory unlucky, unhappy ... language of origin is Old French and it is ... variant of Mallory ...

Marjory Popularity Trend of Marjory
from 1900 to 2008. marjoram herb; pearl ... language of origin is Old Greek and Latin ... variant of Margaret ...

Mellory unlucky, unhappy ... derived from Old French origins ... variant of Mallory ... not listed in the top 1000 ...

Rory Popularity Trend of Rory
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 982 982 red king ... origin is Celtic, and its use, English ... a somewhat popular baby girl name ...

Tory Popularity Trend of Tory
from 1900 to 2008. victor, conqueror ... language of origin is Latin and it is ... form of Tori ... a rare baby girl name ...

Victory Popularity Trend of Victory
from 1900 to 2008. origin and use are both in the English language ... rare as a baby girl name ... was #814 in rank then ...

Zory dawn ... of Slavonic origin and it is used mainly ... variant form of Zora ... unusual as a baby girl name ...


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