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Boy Names Ending with -ory

There are 16 -ory names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are -ory names 1 to 16. Gregory was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English Cory and the English, Irish, and Scottish Rory. The unusual -ory names are Amory (English), Dory (English), Emory (English), Greggory (English), Grégory (French), Ivory (English), Jory (English), Kory (English), Lory (English), Mallory (English), Malory (English), Tory (English), and Zachory (English).

-ory names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1960s. At the height of their usage in 1962, 1.109% of baby boys were given -ory names. There were 7 -ory names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. -ory names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 3 -ory names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of only 0.112%. Within all -ory names, the English Gregory was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #236 and a usage of 0.0713%.

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Amory divine, famous ruler ... of Germanic origin and it is used ... not frequently used as a baby boy name ...

Cory Popularity Trend of Cory
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 459 459 little spear; ravine ... used predominantly in the English ... variant of Corrigan ...

Dory gift of Isis; of the ... used chiefly in the English language and ... form of Dorian ...

Emory Popularity Trend of Emory
from 1900 to 2008. work; rich, powerful, ... largely used in English and it is ... variant of Emery ... rare as a baby boy name ...

Greggory Popularity Trend of Greggory
from 1900 to 2008. vigilant ... used chiefly in the English language ... variant of Gregory ... rare as a baby name for boys ...

Gregory Popularity Trend of Gregory
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 236 236 vigilant ... used predominantly in the English ... name is from the late Roman nickname ...

Grégory vigilant ... primarily used in French and it is of Old ... variant form of Gregory ...

Ivory Popularity Trend of Ivory
from 1900 to 2008. ivory ... origin, as well as its use, is in the English ... name refers to the hard substance of elephant ...

Jory Popularity Trend of Jory
from 1900 to 2008. flowing down ... of Hebrew origin and it is used largely ... form of Jordan ... uncommon as a baby boy name ...

Kory Popularity Trend of Kory
from 1900 to 2008. little spear; ravine ... largely used in the English language, and ... variant of Corrigan ...

Lory unlucky, unhappy ... used mostly in English and its language ... variant form of Mallory ...

Mallory unlucky, unhappy; army ... used predominantly in the English ... origin is Germanic ...

Malory unlucky, unhappy ... used predominantly in the English ... variant of Mallory ...

Rory Popularity Trend of Rory
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 786 786 red king; famously powerful; royal poet ... used predominantly in the English, Irish, ... variant of Roderick ...

Tory Popularity Trend of Tory
from 1900 to 2008. man from low hills, ... largely used in the English language, and ... form of Victor ... ranked at #477 then ...

Zachory Yahweh has remembered ... used chiefly in the English language ... variant spelling of Zachary ...


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for -ory Names
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