Is Royce a boy or girl name?
Royce is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 33 girls and 669 boys were named Royce, so 4.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 7.1% of the 35,031 US babies named Royce were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #462
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,347
- Babies named Royce since 1892
- 35,031
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 857 babies
Boys and girls named Royce, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 43 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 77 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 822 | 40 | 4.6% |
| 1920s | 2,252 | 185 | 7.6% |
| 1930s | 3,113 | 232 | 6.9% |
| 1940s | 3,456 | 427 | 11% |
| 1950s | 3,492 | 387 | 10% |
| 1960s | 2,451 | 217 | 8.1% |
| 1970s | 1,809 | 115 | 6% |
| 1980s | 1,937 | 83 | 4.1% |
| 1990s | 1,820 | 57 | 3% |
| 2000s | 1,806 | 39 | 2.1% |
| 2010s | 5,782 | 489 | 7.8% |
| 2020s | 3,683 | 217 | 5.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 669 | #462 | 33 | #4,347 |
| 2023 | 698 | #445 | 39 | #3,896 |
| 2022 | 777 | #415 | 34 | #4,274 |
| 2021 | 809 | #392 | 44 | #3,543 |
| 2020 | 730 | #406 | 67 | #2,575 |
| 2019 | 801 | #392 | 56 | #2,955 |
| 2018 | 692 | #439 | 74 | #2,432 |
| 2017 | 651 | #466 | 74 | #2,459 |
| 2016 | 661 | #462 | 62 | #2,791 |
| 2015 | 534 | #534 | 46 | #3,466 |
| 2014 | 604 | #476 | 43 | #3,640 |
| 2013 | 512 | #518 | 41 | #3,767 |
| 2012 | 543 | #492 | 44 | #3,635 |
| 2011 | 478 | #531 | 34 | #4,341 |
| 2010 | 306 | #743 | 15 | #8,216 |
| 2009 | 218 | #941 | 13 | #9,297 |
| 2008 | 225 | #914 | 8 | #13,571 |
| 2007 | 227 | #888 | 5 | #19,935 |
| 2006 | 216 | #903 | 6 | #16,710 |
| 2005 | 194 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 148 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 136 | #1,124 | 7 | #13,534 |
| 2002 | 133 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 130 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 179 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 158 | #929 | 7 | #12,386 |
| 1998 | 155 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 132 | #986 | 6 | #13,373 |
| 1996 | 179 | #807 | 7 | #11,531 |
| 1995 | 192 | #775 | 7 | #11,500 |
| 1994 | 196 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 206 | #724 | 10 | #8,556 |
| 1992 | 197 | #737 | 5 | #15,025 |
| 1991 | 194 | #729 | 7 | #11,220 |
| 1990 | 211 | #703 | 8 | #9,949 |
| 1989 | 194 | #707 | 5 | #14,010 |
| 1988 | 202 | #668 | 14 | #5,829 |
| 1987 | 196 | #655 | 5 | #12,787 |
| 1986 | 183 | #664 | 7 | #9,323 |
| 1985 | 215 | #598 | 13 | #5,588 |
| 1984 | 195 | #610 | 6 | #10,072 |
| 1983 | 168 | #661 | 7 | #8,755 |
| 1982 | 216 | #588 | 8 | #8,043 |
| 1981 | 190 | #619 | 7 | #8,826 |
| 1980 | 178 | #650 | 11 | #6,224 |
| 1979 | 187 | #629 | 5 | #11,500 |
| 1978 | 171 | #644 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1977 | 182 | #622 | 17 | #4,196 |
| 1976 | 172 | #627 | 8 | #7,116 |
| 1975 | 146 | #684 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1974 | 160 | #637 | 9 | #6,130 |
| 1973 | 164 | #617 | 18 | #3,602 |
| 1972 | 186 | #584 | 12 | #4,738 |
| 1971 | 228 | #532 | 14 | #4,266 |
| 1970 | 213 | #555 | 14 | #4,205 |
| 1969 | 231 | #513 | 15 | #3,734 |
| 1968 | 186 | #554 | 19 | #3,034 |
| 1967 | 228 | #498 | 18 | #3,048 |
| 1966 | 193 | #553 | 17 | #3,127 |
| 1965 | 220 | #517 | 18 | #3,028 |
| 1964 | 252 | #499 | 30 | #2,238 |
| 1963 | 276 | #479 | 27 | #2,350 |
| 1962 | 291 | #467 | 19 | #2,896 |
| 1961 | 274 | #482 | 20 | #2,816 |
| 1960 | 300 | #461 | 34 | #1,975 |
| 1959 | 337 | #437 | 24 | #2,383 |
| 1958 | 335 | #430 | 33 | #1,934 |
| 1957 | 328 | #426 | 38 | #1,772 |
| 1956 | 357 | #403 | 58 | #1,374 |
| 1955 | 375 | #374 | 29 | #2,014 |
| 1954 | 364 | #369 | 36 | #1,731 |
| 1953 | 354 | #366 | 58 | #1,286 |
| 1952 | 362 | #358 | 39 | #1,554 |
| 1951 | 355 | #364 | 29 | #1,837 |
| 1950 | 325 | #376 | 43 | #1,406 |
| 1949 | 328 | #372 | 43 | #1,418 |
| 1948 | 356 | #356 | 35 | #1,594 |
| 1947 | 361 | #359 | 38 | #1,541 |
| 1946 | 354 | #344 | 47 | #1,269 |
| 1945 | 323 | #331 | 59 | #1,011 |
| 1944 | 347 | #324 | 54 | #1,068 |
| 1943 | 372 | #317 | 59 | #1,046 |
| 1942 | 323 | #339 | 45 | #1,192 |
| 1941 | 357 | #304 | 15 | #2,253 |
| 1940 | 335 | #305 | 32 | #1,342 |
| 1939 | 297 | #316 | 27 | #1,466 |
| 1938 | 332 | #301 | 35 | #1,243 |
| 1937 | 326 | #299 | 22 | #1,674 |
| 1936 | 317 | #299 | 24 | #1,543 |
| 1935 | 365 | #283 | 23 | #1,600 |
| 1934 | 296 | #315 | 19 | #1,827 |
| 1933 | 289 | #319 | 29 | #1,357 |
| 1932 | 305 | #312 | 18 | #1,939 |
| 1931 | 297 | #317 | 20 | #1,793 |
| 1930 | 289 | #324 | 15 | #2,287 |
| 1929 | 281 | #330 | 21 | #1,813 |
| 1928 | 260 | #358 | 29 | #1,498 |
| 1927 | 249 | #372 | 17 | #2,245 |
| 1926 | 243 | #376 | 23 | #1,822 |
| 1925 | 221 | #403 | 26 | #1,695 |
| 1924 | 233 | #401 | 17 | #2,297 |
| 1923 | 207 | #420 | 13 | #2,704 |
| 1922 | 186 | #451 | 9 | #3,610 |
| 1921 | 199 | #433 | 16 | #2,362 |
| 1920 | 173 | #464 | 14 | #2,564 |
| 1919 | 136 | #513 | 10 | #3,183 |
| 1918 | 133 | #525 | 13 | #2,651 |
| 1917 | 129 | #507 | 5 | #5,207 |
| 1916 | 123 | #514 | 6 | #4,324 |
| 1915 | 109 | #534 | 6 | #4,179 |
| 1914 | 77 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 44 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 37 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 23 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 11 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 14 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 9 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,077 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 10 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 10 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 11 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 10 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #940 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Royce reached #283 in 1935. As a girl name, it reached #1,011 in 1945. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.