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Royal is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (15% of births). There have been 23,603 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 19,413 as boys and 4,190 as girls. Royal gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2021 and remains popular today. It is the #1,679 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 930
2023 1,050
2022 1,200
2021 1,213
2020 1,090
2019 1,004
2018 951
2017 993
2016 1,138
2015 1,028
2014 744
2013 293
2012 225
2011 183
2010 163
2009 147
2008 124
2007 129
2006 85
2005 74
2004 75
2003 60
2002 62
2001 64
2000 61
1999 57
1998 61
1997 53
1996 60
1995 49
1994 61
1993 61
1992 50
1991 60
1990 76
1989 50
1988 61
1987 47
1986 48
1985 57
1984 49
1983 64
1982 55
1981 58
1980 64
1979 63
1978 66
1977 58
1976 57
1975 46
1974 49
1973 50
1972 65
1971 67
1970 73
1969 64
1968 49
1967 67
1966 66
1965 83
1964 78
1963 69
1962 79
1961 90
1960 95
1959 91
1958 72
1957 100
1956 130
1955 110
1954 115
1953 118
1952 104
1951 134
1950 112
1949 129
1948 131
1947 160
1946 127
1945 150
1944 135
1943 122
1942 124
1941 108
1940 127
1939 112
1938 134
1937 136
1936 128
1935 123
1934 127
1933 152
1932 149
1931 158
1930 158
1929 217
1928 190
1927 196
1926 181
1925 200
1924 214
1923 226
1922 228
1921 191
1920 200
1919 202
1918 223
1917 186
1916 174
1915 157
1914 125
1913 91
1912 100
1911 36
1910 44
1909 41
1908 38
1907 28
1906 38
1905 30
1904 30
1903 28
1902 31
1901 23
1900 25
1899 28
1898 26
1897 20
1896 26
1895 32
1894 23
1893 38
1892 42
1891 33
1890 31
1889 37
1888 40
1887 24
1886 19
1885 28
1884 32
1883 21
1882 27
1881 20
1880 26