Royal

Given to 24,394 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#1652
recorded as girls
#476
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
765
girls 125 · boys 640
Peak year
2021
888 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
24,394
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Royal was most popular in 2021, when 888 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.51 per 1,000). In 2025, 640 babies were named Royal, ranking #476 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.150.30.450.618801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2021 (boys) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Royal was most popular in 2021, when 888 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.51 per 1,000). In 2025, 640 babies were named Royal, ranking #476 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.150.30.450.61880192019602000Peak 2021 (boys)

Royal was most popular in 2021, when 888 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.51 per 1,000). In 2025, 640 babies were named Royal, ranking #476 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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

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Other spellings

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Where Royal is most popular

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

Recorded as girls 18% · boys 82% across all years