Is Royal a boy or girl name?
Royal is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 192 girls and 738 boys were named Royal, so 20.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 17.8% of the 23,603 US babies named Royal were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #427
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,225
- Babies named Royal since 1880
- 23,603
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 1,213 babies
Boys and girls named Royal, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 274 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 299 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 312 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,338 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 2,030 | 13 | 0.6% |
| 1930s | 1,355 | 22 | 1.6% |
| 1940s | 1,289 | 24 | 1.8% |
| 1950s | 1,068 | 18 | 1.7% |
| 1960s | 735 | 5 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 561 | 33 | 5.6% |
| 1980s | 496 | 57 | 10.3% |
| 1990s | 502 | 86 | 14.6% |
| 2000s | 764 | 117 | 13.3% |
| 2010s | 4,358 | 2,364 | 35.2% |
| 2020s | 4,032 | 1,451 | 26.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 738 | #427 | 192 | #1,225 |
| 2023 | 794 | #401 | 256 | #995 |
| 2022 | 878 | #370 | 322 | #863 |
| 2021 | 884 | #370 | 329 | #840 |
| 2020 | 738 | #405 | 352 | #773 |
| 2019 | 653 | #459 | 351 | #790 |
| 2018 | 610 | #482 | 341 | #800 |
| 2017 | 576 | #505 | 417 | #697 |
| 2016 | 662 | #461 | 476 | #628 |
| 2015 | 648 | #467 | 380 | #742 |
| 2014 | 489 | #570 | 255 | #1,024 |
| 2013 | 234 | #893 | 59 | #2,896 |
| 2012 | 193 | #1,016 | 32 | #4,581 |
| 2011 | 148 | #1,196 | 35 | #4,227 |
| 2010 | 145 | #1,226 | 18 | #7,160 |
| 2009 | 122 | #1,402 | 25 | #5,678 |
| 2008 | 110 | #1,491 | 14 | #8,877 |
| 2007 | 115 | #1,420 | 14 | #8,915 |
| 2006 | 75 | #1,837 | 10 | #11,252 |
| 2005 | 68 | #1,883 | 6 | #16,039 |
| 2004 | 61 | #1,986 | 14 | #8,146 |
| 2003 | 53 | #2,119 | 7 | #13,533 |
| 2002 | 53 | #2,062 | 9 | #10,916 |
| 2001 | 57 | #1,930 | 7 | #13,191 |
| 2000 | 50 | #2,043 | 11 | #9,031 |
| 1999 | 49 | #1,987 | 8 | #11,156 |
| 1998 | 52 | #1,893 | 9 | #9,930 |
| 1997 | 47 | #1,955 | 6 | #13,372 |
| 1996 | 49 | #1,865 | 11 | #7,999 |
| 1995 | 42 | #2,018 | 7 | #11,499 |
| 1994 | 52 | #1,729 | 9 | #9,438 |
| 1993 | 50 | #1,735 | 11 | #7,933 |
| 1992 | 43 | #1,908 | 7 | #11,432 |
| 1991 | 52 | #1,629 | 8 | #10,035 |
| 1990 | 66 | #1,378 | 10 | #8,368 |
| 1989 | 44 | #1,761 | 6 | #11,989 |
| 1988 | 55 | #1,420 | 6 | #11,423 |
| 1987 | 42 | #1,651 | 5 | #12,786 |
| 1986 | 48 | #1,452 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 52 | #1,349 | 5 | #12,044 |
| 1984 | 41 | #1,527 | 8 | #7,975 |
| 1983 | 58 | #1,198 | 6 | #9,955 |
| 1982 | 55 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 49 | #1,359 | 9 | #7,258 |
| 1980 | 52 | #1,310 | 12 | #5,825 |
| 1979 | 56 | #1,240 | 7 | #8,759 |
| 1978 | 60 | #1,146 | 6 | #9,444 |
| 1977 | 52 | #1,240 | 6 | #9,355 |
| 1976 | 49 | #1,260 | 8 | #7,115 |
| 1975 | 46 | #1,274 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 49 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 50 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 59 | #1,058 | 6 | #8,015 |
| 1971 | 67 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 73 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 64 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 49 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 67 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 66 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 78 | #835 | 5 | #7,313 |
| 1964 | 78 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 69 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 79 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 90 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 95 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 91 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 65 | #948 | 7 | #5,301 |
| 1957 | 100 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 130 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 104 | #719 | 6 | #5,711 |
| 1954 | 110 | #691 | 5 | #6,464 |
| 1953 | 118 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 104 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 134 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 112 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 129 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 126 | #606 | 5 | #5,883 |
| 1947 | 154 | #541 | 6 | #5,191 |
| 1946 | 120 | #588 | 7 | #4,341 |
| 1945 | 144 | #499 | 6 | #4,455 |
| 1944 | 135 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 122 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 124 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 108 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 127 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 112 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 134 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 131 | #503 | 5 | #4,816 |
| 1936 | 128 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 123 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 127 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 145 | #463 | 7 | #3,695 |
| 1932 | 149 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 148 | #466 | 10 | #2,943 |
| 1930 | 158 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 212 | #400 | 5 | #5,170 |
| 1928 | 182 | #444 | 8 | #3,698 |
| 1927 | 196 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 181 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 200 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 214 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 226 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 228 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 191 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 200 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 202 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 223 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 186 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 174 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 157 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 125 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 91 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 100 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 36 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 44 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 41 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 38 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 28 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 38 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 30 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 30 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 28 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 31 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 23 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 25 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 28 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 26 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 20 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 26 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 32 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 23 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 38 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 42 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 33 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 31 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 37 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 40 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 24 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 19 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 28 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 32 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 21 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 27 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 20 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 26 | #340 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Royal reached #279 in 1889. As a girl name, it reached #628 in 2016. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Royal
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.