Is Roy a boy or girl name?
Roy is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 552 boys were named Roy, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 410,743 US babies named Roy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #541
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Roy since 1880
- 410,743
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 7,592 babies
Boys and girls named Roy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6,565 | 32 | 0.5% |
| 1890s | 9,779 | 80 | 0.8% |
| 1900s | 10,632 | 82 | 0.8% |
| 1910s | 40,340 | 289 | 0.7% |
| 1920s | 63,259 | 544 | 0.9% |
| 1930s | 51,495 | 381 | 0.7% |
| 1940s | 65,645 | 359 | 0.5% |
| 1950s | 61,847 | 335 | 0.5% |
| 1960s | 40,044 | 261 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 22,352 | 171 | 0.8% |
| 1980s | 14,308 | 147 | 1% |
| 1990s | 8,600 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 5,578 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 5,015 | 7 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 2,591 | 5 | 0.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 552 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 526 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 508 | #576 | 5 | #17,287 |
| 2021 | 519 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 486 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 494 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 520 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 529 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 539 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 534 | #533 | 7 | #14,215 |
| 2014 | 525 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 508 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 466 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 443 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 457 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 473 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 552 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 535 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 599 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 530 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 543 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 570 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 566 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 572 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 638 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 638 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 655 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 749 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 719 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 732 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 862 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 897 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 992 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 1,129 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 1,227 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 1,258 | #217 | 11 | #7,341 |
| 1988 | 1,164 | #220 | 11 | #7,015 |
| 1987 | 1,262 | #203 | 17 | #4,829 |
| 1986 | 1,283 | #197 | 10 | #7,002 |
| 1985 | 1,380 | #186 | 17 | #4,603 |
| 1984 | 1,383 | #182 | 18 | #4,283 |
| 1983 | 1,456 | #176 | 16 | #4,640 |
| 1982 | 1,617 | #167 | 11 | #6,266 |
| 1981 | 1,726 | #157 | 13 | #5,507 |
| 1980 | 1,779 | #153 | 23 | #3,582 |
| 1979 | 1,753 | #150 | 16 | #4,572 |
| 1978 | 1,795 | #147 | 17 | #4,211 |
| 1977 | 1,913 | #141 | 26 | #3,057 |
| 1976 | 1,871 | #139 | 14 | #4,542 |
| 1975 | 2,120 | #122 | 15 | #4,312 |
| 1974 | 2,187 | #122 | 18 | #3,661 |
| 1973 | 2,236 | #117 | 16 | #3,920 |
| 1972 | 2,476 | #114 | 16 | #3,852 |
| 1971 | 2,960 | #111 | 18 | #3,629 |
| 1970 | 3,041 | #108 | 15 | #4,003 |
| 1969 | 3,001 | #105 | 20 | #3,081 |
| 1968 | 3,177 | #94 | 30 | #2,236 |
| 1967 | 3,276 | #95 | 27 | #2,364 |
| 1966 | 3,523 | #94 | 23 | #2,560 |
| 1965 | 3,784 | #95 | 18 | #3,027 |
| 1964 | 4,150 | #90 | 31 | #2,185 |
| 1963 | 4,438 | #89 | 23 | #2,598 |
| 1962 | 4,477 | #90 | 29 | #2,249 |
| 1961 | 4,965 | #83 | 29 | #2,237 |
| 1960 | 5,253 | #80 | 31 | #2,084 |
| 1959 | 5,183 | #81 | 35 | #1,909 |
| 1958 | 5,525 | #75 | 30 | #2,061 |
| 1957 | 6,064 | #65 | 33 | #1,920 |
| 1956 | 6,133 | #62 | 22 | #2,441 |
| 1955 | 6,329 | #58 | 47 | #1,495 |
| 1954 | 6,513 | #56 | 34 | #1,794 |
| 1953 | 6,656 | #55 | 32 | #1,778 |
| 1952 | 6,524 | #55 | 32 | #1,771 |
| 1951 | 6,466 | #52 | 38 | #1,552 |
| 1950 | 6,454 | #51 | 32 | #1,673 |
| 1949 | 6,622 | #51 | 29 | #1,799 |
| 1948 | 7,066 | #49 | 28 | #1,813 |
| 1947 | 7,560 | #48 | 32 | #1,715 |
| 1946 | 6,924 | #43 | 37 | #1,462 |
| 1945 | 6,183 | #40 | 26 | #1,653 |
| 1944 | 6,534 | #39 | 36 | #1,361 |
| 1943 | 6,931 | #38 | 51 | #1,141 |
| 1942 | 6,311 | #42 | 45 | #1,191 |
| 1941 | 5,950 | #39 | 38 | #1,238 |
| 1940 | 5,564 | #42 | 37 | #1,214 |
| 1939 | 5,155 | #42 | 27 | #1,465 |
| 1938 | 5,042 | #41 | 23 | #1,638 |
| 1937 | 4,888 | #40 | 30 | #1,351 |
| 1936 | 4,817 | #42 | 31 | #1,313 |
| 1935 | 4,939 | #40 | 28 | #1,410 |
| 1934 | 5,104 | #35 | 41 | #1,121 |
| 1933 | 4,906 | #39 | 49 | #996 |
| 1932 | 5,238 | #38 | 36 | #1,208 |
| 1931 | 5,489 | #35 | 60 | #896 |
| 1930 | 5,917 | #33 | 56 | #990 |
| 1929 | 5,812 | #35 | 67 | #874 |
| 1928 | 6,229 | #34 | 49 | #1,082 |
| 1927 | 6,387 | #34 | 69 | #902 |
| 1926 | 6,224 | #34 | 53 | #1,031 |
| 1925 | 6,376 | #32 | 53 | #1,046 |
| 1924 | 6,557 | #31 | 46 | #1,168 |
| 1923 | 6,316 | #32 | 51 | #1,075 |
| 1922 | 6,458 | #32 | 61 | #961 |
| 1921 | 6,545 | #32 | 49 | #1,090 |
| 1920 | 6,355 | #32 | 46 | #1,114 |
| 1919 | 5,970 | #32 | 44 | #1,119 |
| 1918 | 6,211 | #32 | 44 | #1,120 |
| 1917 | 5,586 | #33 | 38 | #1,178 |
| 1916 | 5,327 | #33 | 37 | #1,185 |
| 1915 | 5,052 | #32 | 43 | #1,023 |
| 1914 | 3,852 | #32 | 21 | #1,430 |
| 1913 | 3,090 | #32 | 17 | #1,458 |
| 1912 | 2,591 | #31 | 18 | #1,289 |
| 1911 | 1,394 | #31 | 18 | #1,066 |
| 1910 | 1,267 | #29 | 9 | #1,749 |
| 1909 | 1,135 | #28 | 8 | #1,739 |
| 1908 | 1,097 | #26 | 7 | #1,826 |
| 1907 | 1,128 | #24 | 13 | #1,131 |
| 1906 | 1,024 | #24 | 9 | #1,400 |
| 1905 | 1,016 | #24 | 9 | #1,399 |
| 1904 | 1,123 | #21 | 12 | #1,086 |
| 1903 | 975 | #22 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 1,002 | #22 | 10 | #1,203 |
| 1901 | 917 | #20 | 8 | #1,317 |
| 1900 | 1,215 | #21 | 6 | #1,899 |
| 1899 | 912 | #20 | 7 | #1,373 |
| 1898 | 1,049 | #20 | 10 | #1,162 |
| 1897 | 999 | #19 | 9 | #1,153 |
| 1896 | 1,027 | #19 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 1,028 | #19 | 10 | #1,111 |
| 1894 | 1,018 | #18 | 11 | #988 |
| 1893 | 919 | #18 | 6 | #1,409 |
| 1892 | 1,048 | #18 | 5 | #1,630 |
| 1891 | 838 | #18 | 11 | #883 |
| 1890 | 941 | #18 | 11 | #866 |
| 1889 | 888 | #18 | 6 | #1,254 |
| 1888 | 856 | #20 | 9 | #950 |
| 1887 | 726 | #20 | 7 | #1,022 |
| 1886 | 767 | #20 | 5 | #1,257 |
| 1885 | 691 | #24 | 5 | #1,177 |
| 1884 | 680 | #26 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 556 | #30 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 521 | #33 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 440 | #34 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 440 | #37 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Roy reached #18 in 1889. As a girl name, it reached #866 in 1890. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Roy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.