Roary

Boy · recorded 1982–2021

  • 2021last recorded
  • 2017best year

Most popular in 2017.

Last recorded in 2021. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Roary.

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Its story

Popularity since 1982

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 11 recorded years as a table
Roary, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19823
19833
20033
20062
20072
20082
20143
20153
20174
20183
20213

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Roary isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2021
5
Rank in 2021
#12,146
How rare
1 in 349,896 boys
Since 1982
59

Roary was last recorded in 2021. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 2017, at 4 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Roary doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.