EveryBabyNames

Roy

4 countries#525 in United States, 2025
US
#525
in United States, 2025
FR
#1561
in France, 2022
SCOT
589
total births, Scotland
NI
16
total births, Northern Ireland
Total births recorded
412,709
Peak year (United States)
1947
Peak-year count
7,592
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Roy was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

411,331 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #525 · peaked in 1947 with 7,592 births

Most common in: Texas, California, New York, Illinois, North Carolina

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

773 births recorded 1922–2022 · currently #1561 · peaked in 2000 with 25 births

Most common in: Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Val-d'Oise, Bouches-du-Rhône, Seine-Saint-Denis

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

589 births recorded 1974–2024 · peaked in 1975 with 47 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

16 births recorded 1997–2005 · peaked in 2005 with 4 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Roy’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#451
2007#495↓44
2008#496↓1
2009#557↓61
2010#553↑4
2011#566↓13
2012#558↑8
2013#524↑34
2014#530↓6
2015#533↓3
2016#540↓7
2017#533↑7
2018#541↓8
2019#565↓24
2020#572↓7
2021#551↑21
2022#576↓25
2023#556↑20
2024#541↑15
2025#525↑16

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