Roy
Last seen for girls in 2022 at #15,306 · #525 for boys in 2025, 570 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1892 · 1,048 births
- Debut · boys
- 440 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 89 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 408,638since 1880
Roy over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #525 | 570 | |
| 2024 | — | #541 | 553 | |
| 2023 | — | #556 | 526 | |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #576 | 509 |
| 2021 | — | #551 | 521 | |
| 2020 | — | #572 | 487 | |
| 2019 | — | #565 | 494 | |
| 2018 | — | #541 | 520 | |
| 2017 | — | #533 | 531 | |
| 2016 | — | #540 | 539 | |
| 2015 | #13,006 | 7 | #533 | 534 |
| 2014 | — | #530 | 525 | |
| 2013 | — | #524 | 508 | |
| 2012 | — | #558 | 466 | |
| 2011 | — | #566 | 443 | |
| 2010 | — | #553 | 457 | |
| 2009 | — | #557 | 473 | |
| 2008 | — | #496 | 552 | |
| 2007 | — | #495 | 536 | |
| 2006 | — | #451 | 599 | |
| 2005 | — | #470 | 531 | |
| 2004 | — | #466 | 543 | |
| 2003 | — | #440 | 570 | |
| 2002 | — | #439 | 566 | |
| 2001 | — | #427 | 573 | |
| 2000 | — | #399 | 638 | |
| 1999 | — | #393 | 638 | |
| 1998 | — | #381 | 655 | |
| 1997 | — | #344 | 749 | |
| 1996 | — | #344 | 719 | |
| 1995 | — | #336 | 732 | |
| 1994 | — | #306 | 863 | |
| 1993 | — | #306 | 897 | |
| 1992 | — | #285 | 992 | |
| 1991 | — | #247 | 1,129 | |
| 1990 | — | #235 | 1,227 | |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | #217 | 1,258 |
| 1988 | #6,666 | 11 | #220 | 1,164 |
| 1987 | #4,660 | 17 | #203 | 1,263 |
| 1986 | #6,612 | 10 | #197 | 1,283 |
| 1985 | #4,455 | 17 | #186 | 1,379 |
| 1984 | #4,166 | 18 | #182 | 1,383 |
| 1983 | #4,476 | 16 | #176 | 1,456 |
| 1982 | #5,911 | 11 | #167 | 1,617 |
| 1981 | #4,963 | 14 | #157 | 1,726 |
| 1980 | #3,609 | 22 | #153 | 1,779 |
| 1979 | #4,420 | 16 | #150 | 1,753 |
| 1978 | #4,079 | 17 | #147 | 1,795 |
| 1977 | #3,002 | 26 | #141 | 1,913 |
| 1976 | #4,363 | 14 | #139 | 1,871 |
| 1975 | #4,141 | 15 | #122 | 2,121 |
| 1974 | #3,558 | 18 | #122 | 2,187 |
| 1973 | #3,787 | 16 | #117 | 2,236 |
| 1972 | #3,714 | 16 | #114 | 2,476 |
| 1971 | #3,508 | 18 | #111 | 2,960 |
| 1970 | #3,872 | 15 | #108 | 3,041 |
| 1969 | #3,012 | 20 | #105 | 3,001 |
| 1968 | #2,205 | 30 | #94 | 3,177 |
| 1967 | #2,327 | 27 | #95 | 3,276 |
| 1966 | #2,519 | 23 | #94 | 3,522 |
| 1965 | #2,938 | 18 | #95 | 3,785 |
| 1964 | #2,151 | 31 | #89 | 4,149 |
| 1963 | #2,543 | 23 | #89 | 4,440 |
| 1962 | #2,210 | 29 | #90 | 4,476 |
| 1961 | #2,197 | 29 | #83 | 4,966 |
| 1960 | #2,061 | 31 | #80 | 5,255 |
| 1959 | #1,881 | 35 | #81 | 5,183 |
| 1958 | #2,025 | 30 | #75 | 5,525 |
| 1957 | #1,904 | 33 | #65 | 6,063 |
| 1956 | #2,389 | 22 | #62 | 6,133 |
| 1955 | #1,480 | 47 | #58 | 6,331 |
| 1954 | #1,769 | 34 | #56 | 6,513 |
| 1953 | #1,758 | 32 | #55 | 6,655 |
| 1952 | #1,746 | 32 | #55 | 6,524 |
| 1951 | #1,528 | 38 | #52 | 6,466 |
| 1950 | #1,653 | 32 | #51 | 6,454 |
| 1949 | #1,767 | 29 | #51 | 6,622 |
| 1948 | #1,778 | 28 | #49 | 7,067 |
| 1947 | #1,697 | 32 | #48 | 7,560 |
| 1946 | #1,439 | 37 | #43 | 6,925 |
| 1945 | #1,621 | 26 | #40 | 6,183 |
| 1944 | #1,340 | 36 | #39 | 6,533 |
| 1943 | #1,124 | 51 | #38 | 6,932 |
| 1942 | #1,180 | 45 | #42 | 6,311 |
| 1941 | #1,222 | 38 | #39 | 5,950 |
| 1940 | #1,203 | 37 | #42 | 5,565 |
| 1939 | #1,424 | 27 | #42 | 5,156 |
| 1938 | #1,596 | 23 | #41 | 5,041 |
| 1937 | #1,330 | 30 | #40 | 4,890 |
| 1936 | #1,296 | 31 | #42 | 4,815 |
| 1935 | #1,381 | 28 | #40 | 4,939 |
| 1934 | #1,098 | 41 | #35 | 5,104 |
| 1933 | #985 | 49 | #39 | 4,906 |
| 1932 | #1,192 | 36 | #38 | 5,238 |
| 1931 | #887 | 60 | #35 | 5,489 |
| 1930 | #983 | 56 | #33 | 5,917 |
| 1929 | #868 | 67 | #35 | 5,812 |
| 1928 | #1,069 | 49 | #34 | 6,229 |
| 1927 | #898 | 69 | #34 | 6,387 |
| 1926 | #1,023 | 53 | #34 | 6,224 |
| 1925 | #1,037 | 53 | #32 | 6,376 |
| 1924 | #1,151 | 46 | #31 | 6,557 |
| 1923 | #1,065 | 51 | #32 | 6,316 |
| 1922 | #949 | 61 | #32 | 6,458 |
| 1921 | #1,080 | 49 | #32 | 6,545 |
| 1920 | #1,103 | 46 | #32 | 6,355 |
| 1919 | #1,103 | 44 | #32 | 5,970 |
| 1918 | #1,102 | 44 | #32 | 6,211 |
| 1917 | #1,162 | 38 | #33 | 5,586 |
| 1916 | #1,167 | 37 | #33 | 5,327 |
| 1915 | #1,012 | 43 | #32 | 5,052 |
| 1914 | #1,385 | 21 | #32 | 3,852 |
| 1913 | #1,405 | 17 | #32 | 3,090 |
| 1912 | #1,252 | 18 | #31 | 2,591 |
| 1911 | #1,031 | 18 | #31 | 1,394 |
| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 | #29 | 1,267 |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 | #28 | 1,135 |
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 | #26 | 1,097 |
| 1907 | #1,092 | 13 | #24 | 1,128 |
| 1906 | #1,321 | 9 | #24 | 1,024 |
| 1905 | #1,298 | 9 | #24 | 1,016 |
| 1904 | #1,050 | 12 | #21 | 1,123 |
| 1903 | — | #22 | 975 | |
| 1902 | #1,133 | 10 | #22 | 1,002 |
| 1901 | #1,227 | 8 | #20 | 917 |
| 1900 | #1,723 | 6 | #21 | 1,215 |
| 1899 | #1,278 | 7 | #20 | 912 |
| 1898 | #1,098 | 10 | #20 | 1,049 |
| 1897 | #1,094 | 9 | #19 | 999 |
| 1896 | — | #19 | 1,027 | |
| 1895 | #1,053 | 10 | #19 | 1,028 |
| 1894 | #950 | 11 | #18 | 1,018 |
| 1893 | #1,277 | 6 | #18 | 919 |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | #18 | 1,048 |
| 1891 | #839 | 11 | #18 | 838 |
| 1890 | #825 | 11 | #18 | 941 |
| 1889 | #1,147 | 6 | #18 | 888 |
| 1888 | #894 | 9 | #20 | 856 |
| 1887 | #937 | 7 | #20 | 726 |
| 1886 | #1,108 | 5 | #20 | 767 |
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | #24 | 691 |
| 1884 | — | #26 | 680 | |
| 1883 | — | #30 | 556 | |
| 1882 | — | #33 | 521 | |
| 1881 | — | #34 | 440 | |
| 1880 | — | #37 | 440 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Roy was already there! It came in at #37, and was given to 440 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 560 boys a year got the name.
Where Roy is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Hawaii#6 · 1 in 32
- Nevada#19 · 1 in 70
- Tennessee#20 · 1 in 96
- Arkansas#21 · 1 in 105
- Kentucky#21 · 1 in 109
Best ever in a state: #6 in Hawaii, 1939.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #6 | 112 | 1 in 32 |
| Nevada | #19 | 9 | 1 in 70 |
| Tennessee | #20 | 290 | 1 in 96 |
| Arkansas | #21 | 183 | 1 in 105 |
| Kentucky | #21 | 261 | 1 in 109 |
| Virginia | #21 | 207 | 1 in 118 |
| Georgia | #22 | 287 | 1 in 109 |
| Texas | #23 | 442 | 1 in 141 |
| Alabama | #24 | 226 | 1 in 127 |
| Mississippi | #26 | 172 | 1 in 127 |
| North Carolina | #26 | 276 | 1 in 134 |
| Missouri | #27 | 202 | 1 in 145 |
| Oklahoma | #27 | 181 | 1 in 118 |
| West Virginia | #27 | 141 | 1 in 137 |
| Florida | #31 | 102 | 1 in 152 |
| Wyoming | #31 | 15 | 1 in 124 |
| Arizona | #32 | 37 | 1 in 136 |
| Louisiana | #34 | 154 | 1 in 147 |
| New Mexico | #37 | 39 | 1 in 153 |
| Montana | #38 | 27 | 1 in 175 |
| Colorado | #42 | 50 | 1 in 196 |
| Oregon | #44 | 39 | 1 in 203 |
| South Carolina | #44 | 95 | 1 in 223 |
| Washington | #44 | 63 | 1 in 199 |
| Illinois | #47 | 227 | 1 in 259 |
| Indiana | #47 | 109 | 1 in 261 |
| California | #49 | 237 | 1 in 222 |
| Ohio | #50 | 194 | 1 in 279 |
| Michigan | #51 | 179 | 1 in 257 |
| Vermont | #55 | 12 | 1 in 212 |
| Kansas | #56 | 49 | 1 in 264 |
| District of Columbia | #59 | 21 | 1 in 302 |
| Pennsylvania | #62 | 229 | 1 in 335 |
| Utah | #63 | 20 | 1 in 277 |
| Delaware | #66 | 5 | 1 in 365 |
| Massachusetts | #66 | 68 | 1 in 451 |
| Connecticut | #69 | 24 | 1 in 463 |
| Idaho | #69 | 19 | 1 in 255 |
| Maryland | #69 | 37 | 1 in 364 |
| Wisconsin | #69 | 68 | 1 in 370 |
| New Jersey | #71 | 55 | 1 in 494 |
| Maine | #72 | 19 | 1 in 336 |
| New York | #73 | 221 | 1 in 424 |
| Nebraska | #77 | 27 | 1 in 360 |
| Iowa | #84 | 46 | 1 in 457 |
| North Dakota | #87 | 15 | 1 in 372 |
| Minnesota | #89 | 48 | 1 in 499 |
| South Dakota | #89 | 13 | 1 in 389 |
| New Hampshire | #106 | 5 | 1 in 701 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 16 spots since 2024 (#541 → #525)
- 47 spots since 2020 (#572 → #525)
- 8 spots since 2015 (#533 → #525)
- Biggest jump: 34 spots in 2013 (#558 → #524)
- Biggest drop: 61 spots in 2009 (#496 → #557)
Rise & fade · boys
12 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1892 at #18 (1,048 births)
- Births halved by 2009, 117 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 89 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 89 yrs · run 1880–1968
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 113
- Highest: 1 in 113 boys born in 1897 were named Roy (0.89%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,997 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #18 in 1892, was only 1 in 116 (0.86%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1940s
- 16.1% of all boys named Roy (65,648) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6,565 | #18 (1889) | #26 |
| 1890s | 9,779 | #18 (1892) | #19 |
| 1900s | 10,632 | #20 (1901) | #23 |
| 1910s | 40,340 | #29 (1910) | #32 |
| 1920s | 63,259 | #31 (1924) | #33 |
| 1930s | 51,495 | #33 (1930) | #39 |
| 1940s | 65,648 | #38 (1943) | #43 |
| 1950s | 61,847 | #51 (1950) | #61 |
| 1960s | 40,047 | #80 (1960) | #91 |
| 1970s | 22,353 | #108 (1970) | #127 |
| 1980s | 14,308 | #153 (1980) | #186 |
| 1990s | 8,601 | #235 (1990) | #318 |
| 2000s | 5,581 | #399 (2000) | #464 |
| 2010s | 5,017 | #524 (2013) | #544 |
| 2020s | 3,166 | #525 (2025) | #554 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Roy in 1940
girls
#1,203
37 births · 1 in 30,906 girls
boys
#42
5,565 births · 1 in 208 boys
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 30,906 of them was named Roy, which outranked 76.1% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Roy
- #1,186Naoma38
- #1,186Sherri38
- #1,186Vernita38
- #1,203Roy37
- #1,203Abby37
- #1,203Charla37
- #1,203Delphia37
- #1,218Albert36
- #1,218Altha36
- #1,218Anastasia36
Tied with 14 names at #1,203; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 208 of them was named Roy, which outranked 98.9% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Roy
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.