for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Royal name popularity in the United States
Royal ranked #476 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 640 boys named Royal.
SSA
888 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Royal for boys and girls
Girls
12516.3% in 2025 · data from 1928 to 2025
Boys
64083.7% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 640 | #476 |
| 2025 | girls | 125 | #1652 |
| 2024 | boys | 745 | #424 |
| 2024 | girls | 194 | #1217 |
| 2023 | boys | 795 | #401 |
| 2023 | girls | 259 | #987 |
| 2022 | boys | 880 | #369 |
| 2022 | girls | 322 | #863 |
| 2021 | boys | 888 | #369 |
| 2021 | girls | 329 | #837 |
| 2020 | boys | 740 | #405 |
| 2020 | girls | 352 | #772 |
Show full history (208 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 640 | #476 |
| 2025 | girls | 125 | #1652 |
| 2024 | boys | 745 | #424 |
| 2024 | girls | 194 | #1217 |
| 2023 | boys | 795 | #401 |
| 2023 | girls | 259 | #987 |
| 2022 | boys | 880 | #369 |
| 2022 | girls | 322 | #863 |
| 2021 | boys | 888 | #369 |
| 2021 | girls | 329 | #837 |
| 2020 | boys | 740 | #405 |
| 2020 | girls | 352 | #772 |
| 2019 | boys | 653 | #458 |
| 2019 | girls | 351 | #789 |
| 2018 | boys | 610 | #479 |
| 2018 | girls | 341 | #798 |
| 2017 | boys | 577 | #502 |
| 2017 | girls | 418 | #693 |
| 2016 | boys | 662 | #461 |
| 2016 | girls | 477 | #626 |
| 2015 | boys | 648 | #465 |
| 2015 | girls | 380 | #740 |
| 2014 | boys | 489 | #570 |
| 2014 | girls | 255 | #1023 |
| 2013 | boys | 235 | #886 |
| 2013 | girls | 59 | #2870 |
| 2012 | boys | 194 | #1015 |
| 2012 | girls | 32 | #4486 |
| 2011 | boys | 148 | #1193 |
| 2011 | girls | 35 | #4151 |
| 2010 | boys | 145 | #1219 |
| 2010 | girls | 18 | #6904 |
| 2009 | boys | 122 | #1390 |
| 2009 | girls | 25 | #5537 |
| 2008 | boys | 110 | #1482 |
| 2008 | girls | 14 | #8529 |
| 2007 | boys | 115 | #1412 |
| 2007 | girls | 14 | #8520 |
| 2006 | boys | 75 | #1823 |
| 2006 | girls | 10 | #10611 |
| 2005 | boys | 68 | #1869 |
| 2005 | girls | 6 | #14502 |
| 2004 | boys | 61 | #1974 |
| 2004 | girls | 14 | #7828 |
| 2003 | boys | 53 | #2102 |
| 2003 | girls | 7 | #12408 |
| 2002 | boys | 53 | #2046 |
| 2002 | girls | 9 | #10246 |
| 2001 | boys | 57 | #1912 |
| 2001 | girls | 7 | #12056 |
| 2000 | boys | 50 | #2015 |
| 2000 | girls | 11 | #8534 |
| 1999 | boys | 49 | #1966 |
| 1999 | girls | 8 | #10345 |
| 1998 | boys | 52 | #1871 |
| 1998 | girls | 9 | #9260 |
| 1997 | boys | 47 | #1933 |
| 1997 | girls | 6 | #12070 |
| 1996 | boys | 49 | #1842 |
| 1996 | girls | 11 | #7574 |
| 1995 | boys | 42 | #1988 |
| 1995 | girls | 7 | #10514 |
| 1994 | boys | 52 | #1716 |
| 1994 | girls | 9 | #8804 |
| 1993 | boys | 50 | #1721 |
| 1993 | girls | 11 | #7498 |
| 1992 | boys | 43 | #1884 |
| 1992 | girls | 7 | #10479 |
| 1991 | boys | 52 | #1615 |
| 1991 | girls | 8 | #9336 |
| 1990 | boys | 66 | #1370 |
| 1990 | girls | 10 | #7880 |
| 1989 | boys | 44 | #1733 |
| 1989 | girls | 6 | #10847 |
| 1988 | boys | 55 | #1404 |
| 1988 | girls | 6 | #10386 |
| 1987 | boys | 42 | #1636 |
| 1987 | girls | 5 | #11325 |
| 1986 | boys | 48 | #1439 |
| 1985 | boys | 52 | #1333 |
| 1985 | girls | 5 | #10677 |
| 1984 | boys | 41 | #1507 |
| 1984 | girls | 8 | #7398 |
| 1983 | boys | 58 | #1190 |
| 1983 | girls | 6 | #9015 |
| 1982 | boys | 55 | #1254 |
| 1981 | boys | 49 | #1334 |
| 1981 | girls | 9 | #6804 |
| 1980 | boys | 52 | #1291 |
| 1980 | girls | 12 | #5544 |
| 1979 | boys | 56 | #1221 |
| 1979 | girls | 7 | #8061 |
| 1978 | boys | 60 | #1134 |
| 1978 | girls | 6 | #8562 |
| 1977 | boys | 52 | #1221 |
| 1977 | girls | 6 | #8444 |
| 1976 | boys | 49 | #1238 |
| 1976 | girls | 8 | #6611 |
| 1975 | boys | 46 | #1258 |
| 1974 | boys | 49 | #1182 |
| 1973 | boys | 50 | #1163 |
| 1972 | boys | 59 | #1050 |
| 1972 | girls | 6 | #7292 |
| 1971 | boys | 67 | #990 |
| 1970 | boys | 73 | #931 |
| 1969 | boys | 64 | #959 |
| 1968 | boys | 49 | #1057 |
| 1967 | boys | 67 | #875 |
| 1966 | boys | 66 | #888 |
| 1965 | boys | 78 | #831 |
| 1965 | girls | 5 | #6539 |
| 1964 | boys | 78 | #860 |
| 1963 | boys | 69 | #899 |
| 1962 | boys | 79 | #850 |
| 1961 | boys | 90 | #803 |
| 1960 | boys | 95 | #782 |
| 1959 | boys | 91 | #801 |
| 1958 | boys | 65 | #944 |
| 1958 | girls | 7 | #4890 |
| 1957 | boys | 100 | #750 |
| 1956 | boys | 130 | #669 |
| 1955 | boys | 104 | #715 |
| 1955 | girls | 6 | #5208 |
| 1954 | boys | 110 | #688 |
| 1954 | girls | 5 | #5753 |
| 1953 | boys | 118 | #654 |
| 1952 | boys | 104 | #681 |
| 1951 | boys | 134 | #601 |
| 1950 | boys | 112 | #661 |
| 1949 | boys | 129 | #601 |
| 1948 | boys | 126 | #602 |
| 1948 | girls | 5 | #5243 |
| 1947 | boys | 154 | #541 |
| 1947 | girls | 6 | #4764 |
| 1946 | boys | 120 | #586 |
| 1946 | girls | 7 | #3994 |
| 1945 | boys | 144 | #497 |
| 1945 | girls | 6 | #4025 |
| 1944 | boys | 135 | #524 |
| 1943 | boys | 122 | #572 |
| 1942 | boys | 124 | #552 |
| 1941 | boys | 108 | #571 |
| 1940 | boys | 127 | #513 |
| 1939 | boys | 112 | #539 |
| 1938 | boys | 134 | #502 |
| 1937 | boys | 131 | #503 |
| 1937 | girls | 5 | #4255 |
| 1936 | boys | 128 | #500 |
| 1935 | boys | 123 | #520 |
| 1934 | boys | 127 | #517 |
| 1933 | boys | 145 | #461 |
| 1933 | girls | 7 | #3406 |
| 1932 | boys | 149 | #470 |
| 1931 | boys | 148 | #463 |
| 1931 | girls | 10 | #2750 |
| 1930 | boys | 158 | #470 |
| 1929 | boys | 212 | #399 |
| 1929 | girls | 5 | #4570 |
| 1928 | boys | 182 | #443 |
| 1928 | girls | 8 | #3436 |
| 1927 | boys | 196 | #432 |
| 1926 | boys | 181 | #452 |
| 1925 | boys | 200 | #424 |
| 1924 | boys | 214 | #418 |
| 1923 | boys | 226 | #396 |
| 1922 | boys | 228 | #400 |
| 1921 | boys | 191 | #446 |
| 1920 | boys | 200 | #422 |
| 1919 | boys | 202 | #409 |
| 1918 | boys | 223 | #399 |
| 1917 | boys | 186 | #413 |
| 1916 | boys | 174 | #427 |
| 1915 | boys | 157 | #432 |
| 1914 | boys | 125 | #429 |
| 1913 | boys | 91 | #451 |
| 1912 | boys | 100 | #384 |
| 1911 | boys | 36 | #489 |
| 1910 | boys | 44 | #396 |
| 1909 | boys | 41 | #371 |
| 1908 | boys | 38 | #374 |
| 1907 | boys | 28 | #439 |
| 1906 | boys | 38 | #335 |
| 1905 | boys | 30 | #384 |
| 1904 | boys | 30 | #368 |
| 1903 | boys | 28 | #360 |
| 1902 | boys | 31 | #355 |
| 1901 | boys | 23 | #394 |
| 1900 | boys | 25 | #455 |
| 1899 | boys | 28 | #336 |
| 1898 | boys | 26 | #385 |
| 1897 | boys | 20 | #422 |
| 1896 | boys | 26 | #380 |
| 1895 | boys | 32 | #326 |
| 1894 | boys | 23 | #387 |
| 1893 | boys | 38 | #283 |
| 1892 | boys | 42 | #279 |
| 1891 | boys | 33 | #283 |
| 1890 | boys | 31 | #312 |
| 1889 | boys | 37 | #274 |
| 1888 | boys | 40 | #284 |
| 1887 | boys | 24 | #333 |
| 1886 | boys | 19 | #403 |
| 1885 | boys | 28 | #318 |
| 1884 | boys | 32 | #306 |
| 1883 | boys | 21 | #371 |
| 1882 | boys | 27 | #332 |
| 1881 | boys | 20 | #375 |
| 1880 | boys | 26 | #334 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.