How Many People Are Named Royal?
people named Royal are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 19,478 people in the US has this name
Based on 24,394 babies named Royal in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,217 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word royal, derived (via Old French) from Latin regalis, a derivative of rex "king". It was first used as a given name in the 19th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Royal in English. Counting Royal and these spellings together, about 19,139 people alive in the US have the name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Royal, 24.2% were girls and 75.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Royal rose from 0% in the 1880s to 25.2% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 2010s, at 35.2%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Royal alive today is about 18 years old, and 80% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 17 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Royal first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2021, to 1,217 babies. In 2025, 765 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Royal has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #279, in 1889. In 2025 it ranked #476. Among girls, its best rank was #629, in 2016.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #476 | #1,663 |
| Best rank | #279 (1889) | #629 (2016) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #412 in the 2020s | #1,086 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Royal alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Royal were born in California than in any other state: about 1,424 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Royal was given 3.1 times as often in Louisiana, 2 times in Georgia and 2 times in Nevada.
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