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Roy is a given name of Old French origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 410,743 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 408,050 as boys and 2,693 as girls. Roy gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1947 and has since declined significantly. It is the #174 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 552
2023 526
2022 513
2021 519
2020 486
2019 494
2018 520
2017 529
2016 539
2015 541
2014 525
2013 508
2012 466
2011 443
2010 457
2009 473
2008 552
2007 535
2006 599
2005 530
2004 543
2003 570
2002 566
2001 572
2000 638
1999 638
1998 655
1997 749
1996 719
1995 732
1994 862
1993 897
1992 992
1991 1,129
1990 1,227
1989 1,269
1988 1,175
1987 1,279
1986 1,293
1985 1,397
1984 1,401
1983 1,472
1982 1,628
1981 1,739
1980 1,802
1979 1,769
1978 1,812
1977 1,939
1976 1,885
1975 2,135
1974 2,205
1973 2,252
1972 2,492
1971 2,978
1970 3,056
1969 3,021
1968 3,207
1967 3,303
1966 3,546
1965 3,802
1964 4,181
1963 4,461
1962 4,506
1961 4,994
1960 5,284
1959 5,218
1958 5,555
1957 6,097
1956 6,155
1955 6,376
1954 6,547
1953 6,688
1952 6,556
1951 6,504
1950 6,486
1949 6,651
1948 7,094
1947 7,592
1946 6,961
1945 6,209
1944 6,570
1943 6,982
1942 6,356
1941 5,988
1940 5,601
1939 5,182
1938 5,065
1937 4,918
1936 4,848
1935 4,967
1934 5,145
1933 4,955
1932 5,274
1931 5,549
1930 5,973
1929 5,879
1928 6,278
1927 6,456
1926 6,277
1925 6,429
1924 6,603
1923 6,367
1922 6,519
1921 6,594
1920 6,401
1919 6,014
1918 6,255
1917 5,624
1916 5,364
1915 5,095
1914 3,873
1913 3,107
1912 2,609
1911 1,412
1910 1,276
1909 1,143
1908 1,104
1907 1,141
1906 1,033
1905 1,025
1904 1,135
1903 975
1902 1,012
1901 925
1900 1,221
1899 919
1898 1,059
1897 1,008
1896 1,027
1895 1,038
1894 1,029
1893 925
1892 1,053
1891 849
1890 952
1889 894
1888 865
1887 733
1886 772
1885 696
1884 680
1883 556
1882 521
1881 440
1880 440