Royal
#1,652 for girls in 2025, 125 births · #476 for boys in 2025, 640 births
Given to boys 82.3% of the time
- 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
Rank within each sex, plotted together. 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 | #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 | |
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 2014
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Louisiana#326 · 1 in 1,483
- Nevada#327 · 1 in 1,500
- Mississippi#339 · 1 in 1,531
- Georgia#359 · 1 in 1,897
- Ohio#364 · 1 in 2,079
Best ever in a state: #107 in Utah, 1923.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #326 | 17 | 1 in 1,483 |
| Nevada | #327 | 9 | 1 in 1,500 |
| Mississippi | #339 | 9 | 1 in 1,531 |
| Georgia | #359 | 29 | 1 in 1,897 |
| Ohio | #364 | 29 | 1 in 2,079 |
| Missouri | #399 | 15 | 1 in 2,157 |
| Pennsylvania | #435 | 22 | 1 in 2,763 |
| Wisconsin | #478 | 10 | 1 in 2,740 |
| Utah | #500 | 8 | 1 in 2,691 |
| Kansas | #501 | 6 | 1 in 2,635 |
| California | #514 | 64 | 1 in 3,614 |
| Virginia | #521 | 12 | 1 in 3,526 |
| Florida | #532 | 28 | 1 in 3,429 |
| Oregon | #546 | 6 | 1 in 3,058 |
| North Carolina | #552 | 14 | 1 in 3,693 |
| Maryland | #557 | 8 | 1 in 3,528 |
| Texas | #559 | 51 | 1 in 3,658 |
| Arizona | #581 | 10 | 1 in 3,759 |
| Michigan | #604 | 12 | 1 in 4,072 |
| Illinois | #639 | 16 | 1 in 4,150 |
| New Jersey | #644 | 9 | 1 in 4,660 |
| Minnesota | #649 | 6 | 1 in 4,669 |
| Washington | #650 | 9 | 1 in 4,034 |
| Indiana | #662 | 8 | 1 in 4,519 |
| New York | #695 | 20 | 1 in 5,137 |
| Oklahoma | #698 | 5 | 1 in 4,130 |
| Tennessee | #733 | 7 | 1 in 5,182 |
| Colorado | #770 | 5 | 1 in 5,459 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| 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
- 52 spots since 2024 (#424 → #476)
- 71 spots since 2020 (#405 → #476)
- 11 spots since 2015 (#465 → #476)
- Biggest jump: 316 spots in 2014 (#886 → #570)
- Biggest drop: 194 spots in 1958 (#750 → #944)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1889 at #274 (37 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1880–1967
- 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
- 23.4% of all boys named Royal (4,688) were born in this decade
- 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.
Royal in 2014
Top girls' names in 2014
Top boys' names in 2014
More about 2014
girls
1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 7,005 of them was named Royal, which outranked 94.7% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,018Ellery256
- #1,018Honesty256
- #1,018Noor256
- #1,023Royal255
- #1,023Devyn255
- #1,023Vienna255
- #1,026Avalyn254
- #1,026Carina254
- #1,026Karma254
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 3,632Aranza#4,243 → #611
- ↑ 576Montserrat#1,148 → #572
- ↑ 573Monserrat#1,165 → #592
- ↑ 463Maisie#1,116 → #653
- ↑ 419Ariadne#1,220 → #801
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,920,871 boys got a published name in 2014; 1 in 3,928 of them was named Royal, which outranked 96.0% of the 14,081 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.