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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | |
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 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Tennessee#106 · 1 in 608
- Hawaii#119 · 1 in 562
- Arkansas#126 · 1 in 650
- Kentucky#127 · 1 in 824
- Delaware#128 · 1 in 824
Best ever in a state: #6 in Hawaii, 1939.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #106 | 53 | 1 in 608 |
| Hawaii | #119 | 12 | 1 in 562 |
| Arkansas | #126 | 23 | 1 in 650 |
| Kentucky | #127 | 29 | 1 in 824 |
| Delaware | #128 | 5 | 1 in 824 |
| Montana | #138 | 7 | 1 in 704 |
| Alabama | #140 | 32 | 1 in 791 |
| Alaska | #145 | 6 | 1 in 741 |
| Mississippi | #145 | 22 | 1 in 744 |
| North Carolina | #154 | 40 | 1 in 1,038 |
| West Virginia | #157 | 8 | 1 in 1,322 |
| Texas | #159 | 177 | 1 in 810 |
| Missouri | #161 | 27 | 1 in 1,324 |
| Ohio | #175 | 51 | 1 in 1,496 |
| Oklahoma | #178 | 18 | 1 in 1,155 |
| Georgia | #181 | 40 | 1 in 1,139 |
| Indiana | #186 | 23 | 1 in 1,606 |
| Michigan | #186 | 46 | 1 in 1,405 |
| Kansas | #188 | 12 | 1 in 1,378 |
| Virginia | #188 | 30 | 1 in 1,314 |
| Pennsylvania | #191 | 46 | 1 in 1,687 |
| Louisiana | #206 | 30 | 1 in 1,072 |
| New Mexico | #209 | 11 | 1 in 1,035 |
| Arizona | #210 | 22 | 1 in 1,290 |
| Maryland | #220 | 16 | 1 in 1,819 |
| Florida | #223 | 54 | 1 in 1,473 |
| Illinois | #224 | 53 | 1 in 1,542 |
| South Carolina | #226 | 15 | 1 in 1,429 |
| California | #229 | 159 | 1 in 1,502 |
| New York | #233 | 74 | 1 in 1,698 |
| Washington | #244 | 15 | 1 in 2,115 |
| Colorado | #262 | 11 | 1 in 2,233 |
| New Jersey | #268 | 21 | 1 in 2,377 |
| Iowa | #270 | 6 | 1 in 2,951 |
| Massachusetts | #281 | 12 | 1 in 3,400 |
| Utah | #285 | 7 | 1 in 2,264 |
| Wisconsin | #298 | 9 | 1 in 3,600 |
| Minnesota | #305 | 7 | 1 in 4,356 |
| Oregon | #305 | 6 | 1 in 2,957 |
| Connecticut | #325 | 6 | 1 in 3,560 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
See more about Roy
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1892 at #18 (1,048 births)
- Births halved by 2009, 117 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 89 yrs · run 1880–1968
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 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 1987
Top girls' names in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 102,272 of them was named Roy, which outranked 64.9% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,474Vienna18
- #4,474Vivien18
- #4,474Yehudis18
- #4,660Roy17
- #4,660Adara17
- #4,660Alannah17
- #4,660Alejandro17
- #4,857Abena16
- #4,857Adrain16
- #4,857Adrielle16
Tied with 196 names at #4,660; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 1,478 of them was named Roy, which outranked 97.5% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.