Roy

Given to 411,331 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#525
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
570
boys 570
Peak year
1897
999 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
411,331
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Roy was most popular in 1897, when 999 babies recorded as boys got the name (8.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 570 babies were named Roy, ranking #525 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1897 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Roy was most popular in 1897, when 999 babies recorded as boys got the name (8.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 570 babies were named Roy, ranking #525 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.02.557.5101880192019602000Peak 1897

Roy was most popular in 1897, when 999 babies recorded as boys got the name (8.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 570 babies were named Roy, ranking #525 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 570 525
2024 <5 — 553 541
2023 <5 — 526 556
2022 5 15306 509 576
2021 <5 — 521 551
2020 <5 — 487 572
2019 <5 — 494 565
2018 <5 — 520 541
2017 <5 — 531 533
2016 <5 — 539 540
2015 7 13006 534 533
2014 <5 — 525 530
2013 <5 — 508 524
2012 <5 — 466 558
2011 <5 — 443 566
2010 <5 — 457 553
2009 <5 — 473 557
2008 <5 — 552 496
2007 <5 — 536 495
2006 <5 — 599 451
2005 <5 — 531 470
2004 <5 — 543 466
2003 <5 — 570 440
2002 <5 — 566 439
2001 <5 — 573 427
2000 <5 — 638 399
1999 <5 — 638 393
1998 <5 — 655 381
1997 <5 — 749 344
1996 <5 — 719 344
1995 <5 — 732 336
1994 <5 — 863 306
1993 <5 — 897 306
1992 <5 — 992 285
1991 <5 — 1,129 247
1990 <5 — 1,227 235
1989 11 6955 1,258 217
1988 11 6666 1,164 220
1987 17 4660 1,263 203
1986 10 6612 1,283 197
1985 17 4455 1,379 186
1984 18 4166 1,383 182
1983 16 4476 1,456 176
1982 11 5911 1,617 167
1981 14 4963 1,726 157
1980 22 3609 1,779 153
1979 16 4420 1,753 150
1978 17 4079 1,795 147
1977 26 3002 1,913 141
1976 14 4363 1,871 139
1975 15 4141 2,121 122
1974 18 3558 2,187 122
1973 16 3787 2,236 117
1972 16 3714 2,476 114
1971 18 3508 2,960 111
1970 15 3872 3,041 108
1969 20 3012 3,001 105
1968 30 2205 3,177 94
1967 27 2327 3,276 95
1966 23 2519 3,522 94
1965 18 2938 3,785 95
1964 31 2151 4,149 89
1963 23 2543 4,440 89
1962 29 2210 4,476 90
1961 29 2197 4,966 83
1960 31 2061 5,255 80
1959 35 1881 5,183 81
1958 30 2025 5,525 75
1957 33 1904 6,063 65
1956 22 2389 6,133 62
1955 47 1480 6,331 58
1954 34 1769 6,513 56
1953 32 1758 6,655 55
1952 32 1746 6,524 55
1951 38 1528 6,466 52
1950 32 1653 6,454 51
1949 29 1767 6,622 51
1948 28 1778 7,067 49
1947 32 1697 7,560 48
1946 37 1439 6,925 43
1945 26 1621 6,183 40
1944 36 1340 6,533 39
1943 51 1124 6,932 38
1942 45 1180 6,311 42
1941 38 1222 5,950 39
1940 37 1203 5,565 42
1939 27 1424 5,156 42
1938 23 1596 5,041 41
1937 30 1330 4,890 40
1936 31 1296 4,815 42
1935 28 1381 4,939 40
1934 41 1098 5,104 35
1933 49 985 4,906 39
1932 36 1192 5,238 38
1931 60 887 5,489 35
1930 56 983 5,917 33
1929 67 868 5,812 35
1928 49 1069 6,229 34
1927 69 898 6,387 34
1926 53 1023 6,224 34
1925 53 1037 6,376 32
1924 46 1151 6,557 31
1923 51 1065 6,316 32
1922 61 949 6,458 32
1921 49 1080 6,545 32
1920 46 1103 6,355 32
1919 44 1103 5,970 32
1918 44 1102 6,211 32
1917 38 1162 5,586 33
1916 37 1167 5,327 33
1915 43 1012 5,052 32
1914 21 1385 3,852 32
1913 17 1405 3,090 32
1912 18 1252 2,591 31
1911 18 1031 1,394 31
1910 9 1634 1,267 29
1909 8 1607 1,135 28
1908 7 1676 1,097 26
1907 13 1092 1,128 24
1906 9 1321 1,024 24
1905 9 1298 1,016 24
1904 12 1050 1,123 21
1903 <5 — 975 22
1902 10 1133 1,002 22
1901 8 1227 917 20
1900 6 1723 1,215 21
1899 7 1278 912 20
1898 10 1098 1,049 20
1897 9 1094 999 19
1896 <5 — 1,027 19
1895 10 1053 1,028 19
1894 11 950 1,018 18
1893 6 1277 919 18
1892 5 1450 1,048 18
1891 11 839 838 18
1890 11 825 941 18
1889 6 1147 888 18
1888 9 894 856 20
1887 7 937 726 20
1886 5 1108 767 20
1885 5 1047 691 24
1884 <5 — 680 26
1883 <5 — 556 30
1882 <5 — 521 33
1881 <5 — 440 34
1880 <5 — 440 37

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Other spellings

Roi · 430 Roye · 205

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Where Roy is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years