Royal
- #1,652 for girls in 2025, 125 births
- #476 for boys in 2025, 640 births
- Given to boys 82.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1889 · 37 births
- Debut · boys
- 26 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 20,072since 1880
Royal over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. 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 | #1,652 | 125 | #476 | 640 |
| 2024 | #1,217 | 194 | #424 | 745 |
| 2023 | #987 | 259 | #401 | 795 |
| 2022 | #863 | 322 | #369 | 880 |
| 2021 | #837 | 329 | #369 | 888 |
| 2020 | #772 | 352 | #405 | 740 |
| 2019 | #789 | 351 | #458 | 653 |
| 2018 | #798 | 341 | #479 | 610 |
| 2017 | #693 | 418 | #502 | 577 |
| 2016 | #626 | 477 | #461 | 662 |
| 2015 | #740 | 380 | #465 | 648 |
| 2014 | #1,023 | 255 | #570 | 489 |
| 2013 | #2,870 | 59 | #886 | 235 |
| 2012 | #4,486 | 32 | #1,015 | 194 |
| 2011 | #4,151 | 35 | #1,193 | 148 |
| 2010 | #6,904 | 18 | #1,219 | 145 |
| 2009 | #5,537 | 25 | #1,390 | 122 |
| 2008 | #8,529 | 14 | #1,482 | 110 |
| 2007 | #8,520 | 14 | #1,412 | 115 |
| 2006 | #10,611 | 10 | #1,823 | 75 |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #1,869 | 68 |
| 2004 | #7,828 | 14 | #1,974 | 61 |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #2,102 | 53 |
| 2002 | #10,246 | 9 | #2,046 | 53 |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #1,912 | 57 |
| 2000 | #8,534 | 11 | #2,015 | 50 |
| 1999 | #10,345 | 8 | #1,966 | 49 |
| 1998 | #9,260 | 9 | #1,871 | 52 |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | #1,933 | 47 |
| 1996 | #7,574 | 11 | #1,842 | 49 |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #1,988 | 42 |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 9 | #1,716 | 52 |
| 1993 | #7,498 | 11 | #1,721 | 50 |
| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 | #1,884 | 43 |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 | #1,615 | 52 |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 | #1,370 | 66 |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #1,733 | 44 |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #1,404 | 55 |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #1,636 | 42 |
| 1986 | — | #1,439 | 48 | |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #1,333 | 52 |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #1,507 | 41 |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #1,190 | 58 |
| 1982 | — | #1,254 | 55 | |
| 1981 | #6,804 | 9 | #1,334 | 49 |
| 1980 | #5,544 | 12 | #1,291 | 52 |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 | #1,221 | 56 |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #1,134 | 60 |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | #1,221 | 52 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #1,238 | 49 |
| 1975 | — | #1,258 | 46 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,182 | 49 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,163 | 50 | |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #1,050 | 59 |
| 1971 | — | #990 | 67 | |
| 1970 | — | #931 | 73 | |
| 1969 | — | #959 | 64 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,057 | 49 | |
| 1967 | — | #875 | 67 | |
| 1966 | — | #888 | 66 | |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #831 | 78 |
| 1964 | — | #860 | 78 | |
| 1963 | — | #899 | 69 | |
| 1962 | — | #850 | 79 | |
| 1961 | — | #803 | 90 | |
| 1960 | — | #782 | 95 | |
| 1959 | — | #801 | 91 | |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #944 | 65 |
| 1957 | — | #750 | 100 | |
| 1956 | — | #669 | 130 | |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #715 | 104 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #688 | 110 |
| 1953 | — | #654 | 118 | |
| 1952 | — | #681 | 104 | |
| 1951 | — | #601 | 134 | |
| 1950 | — | #661 | 112 | |
| 1949 | — | #601 | 129 | |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #602 | 126 |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #541 | 154 |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #586 | 120 |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | #497 | 144 |
| 1944 | — | #524 | 135 | |
| 1943 | — | #572 | 122 | |
| 1942 | — | #552 | 124 | |
| 1941 | — | #571 | 108 | |
| 1940 | — | #513 | 127 | |
| 1939 | — | #539 | 112 | |
| 1938 | — | #502 | 134 | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #503 | 131 |
| 1936 | — | #500 | 128 | |
| 1935 | — | #520 | 123 | |
| 1934 | — | #517 | 127 | |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | #461 | 145 |
| 1932 | — | #470 | 149 | |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 | #463 | 148 |
| 1930 | — | #470 | 158 | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #399 | 212 |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 | #443 | 182 |
| 1927 | — | #432 | 196 | |
| 1926 | — | #452 | 181 | |
| 1925 | — | #424 | 200 | |
| 1924 | — | #418 | 214 | |
| 1923 | — | #396 | 226 | |
| 1922 | — | #400 | 228 | |
| 1921 | — | #446 | 191 | |
| 1920 | — | #422 | 200 | |
| 1919 | — | #409 | 202 | |
| 1918 | — | #399 | 223 | |
| 1917 | — | #413 | 186 | |
| 1916 | — | #427 | 174 | |
| 1915 | — | #432 | 157 | |
| 1914 | — | #429 | 125 | |
| 1913 | — | #451 | 91 | |
| 1912 | — | #384 | 100 | |
| 1911 | — | #489 | 36 | |
| 1910 | — | #396 | 44 | |
| 1909 | — | #371 | 41 | |
| 1908 | — | #374 | 38 | |
| 1907 | — | #439 | 28 | |
| 1906 | — | #335 | 38 | |
| 1905 | — | #384 | 30 | |
| 1904 | — | #368 | 30 | |
| 1903 | — | #360 | 28 | |
| 1902 | — | #355 | 31 | |
| 1901 | — | #394 | 23 | |
| 1900 | — | #455 | 25 | |
| 1899 | — | #336 | 28 | |
| 1898 | — | #385 | 26 | |
| 1897 | — | #422 | 20 | |
| 1896 | — | #380 | 26 | |
| 1895 | — | #326 | 32 | |
| 1894 | — | #387 | 23 | |
| 1893 | — | #283 | 38 | |
| 1892 | — | #279 | 42 | |
| 1891 | — | #283 | 33 | |
| 1890 | — | #312 | 31 | |
| 1889 | — | #274 | 37 | |
| 1888 | — | #284 | 40 | |
| 1887 | — | #333 | 24 | |
| 1886 | — | #403 | 19 | |
| 1885 | — | #318 | 28 | |
| 1884 | — | #306 | 32 | |
| 1883 | — | #371 | 21 | |
| 1882 | — | #332 | 27 | |
| 1881 | — | #375 | 20 | |
| 1880 | — | #334 | 26 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Royal was already there! It came in at #334, and was given to 26 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1887, when fewer than 29 boys a year got the name.
Where Royal is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #252 | 49 | 1 in 1,025 |
| Nevada | #299 | 10 | 1 in 1,129 |
| Maryland | #300 | 18 | 1 in 1,272 |
| Oklahoma | #311 | 15 | 1 in 1,179 |
| Louisiana | #314 | 16 | 1 in 1,196 |
| North Carolina | #326 | 36 | 1 in 1,430 |
| Mississippi | #333 | 9 | 1 in 1,204 |
| Wisconsin | #374 | 14 | 1 in 1,674 |
| Alabama | #375 | 14 | 1 in 1,537 |
| Idaho | #377 | 6 | 1 in 1,438 |
| Minnesota | #392 | 14 | 1 in 1,750 |
| Indiana | #395 | 18 | 1 in 1,759 |
| Arizona | #412 | 18 | 1 in 1,818 |
| Michigan | #420 | 20 | 1 in 2,010 |
| Illinois | #433 | 25 | 1 in 1,982 |
| Oregon | #438 | 8 | 1 in 1,882 |
| South Carolina | #438 | 11 | 1 in 1,927 |
| Ohio | #439 | 24 | 1 in 2,189 |
| Connecticut | #440 | 6 | 1 in 2,201 |
| Florida | #443 | 42 | 1 in 2,275 |
| Arkansas | #444 | 7 | 1 in 1,798 |
| Missouri | #457 | 13 | 1 in 2,139 |
| Iowa | #493 | 6 | 1 in 2,305 |
| Texas | #510 | 66 | 1 in 2,652 |
| New York | #513 | 31 | 1 in 2,723 |
| Tennessee | #551 | 13 | 1 in 2,828 |
| Washington | #576 | 12 | 1 in 2,733 |
| Kansas | #590 | 5 | 1 in 2,809 |
| Pennsylvania | #605 | 15 | 1 in 3,484 |
| Utah | #621 | 6 | 1 in 3,277 |
| California | #643 | 43 | 1 in 4,081 |
| New Jersey | #655 | 10 | 1 in 3,977 |
| Colorado | #680 | 7 | 1 in 3,836 |
| Virginia | #727 | 9 | 1 in 4,139 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
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| Montana | — | — | — |
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| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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 Royal
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 71 spots since 2020 (#405 → #476)
- Biggest jump: 316 spots in 2014
- Biggest drop: 194 spots in 1958
Rise & fade · boys
9 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1889 at #274 (37 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 104 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1880–1967
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,970
- Highest: 1 in 1,970 boys born in 2021 were named Royal (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,669 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
- Its best rank, #274 in 1889, was only 1 in 2,989 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 23.4% of all boys named Royal (4,688) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 274 | #274 (1889) | #333 |
| 1890s | 299 | #279 (1892) | #339 |
| 1900s | 312 | #335 (1906) | #384 |
| 1910s | 1,338 | #384 (1912) | #423 |
| 1920s | 2,030 | #396 (1923) | #423 |
| 1930s | 1,355 | #461 (1933) | #495 |
| 1940s | 1,289 | #497 (1945) | #556 |
| 1950s | 1,068 | #601 (1951) | #716 |
| 1960s | 735 | #782 (1960) | #880 |
| 1970s | 561 | #931 (1970) | #1,139 |
| 1980s | 496 | #1,190 (1983) | #1,412 |
| 1990s | 502 | #1,370 (1990) | #1,791 |
| 2000s | 764 | #1,390 (2009) | #1,803 |
| 2010s | 4,361 | #458 (2019) | #725 |
| 2020s | 4,688 | #369 (2021) | #407 |
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.
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