Royal
2 countries#476 in United States, 2025US
#476
in United States, 2025
FR
8
total births, France
Total births recorded
24,402
Peak year (United States)
2021
Peak-year count
1,217
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Royal was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
24,394 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #476 · peaked in 2021 with 1,217 births
Most common in: Texas, California, New York, Georgia, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
8 births recorded 2019–2021 · peaked in 2021 with 5 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Royal’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1823 | — |
| 2007 | #1412 | ↑411 |
| 2008 | #1482 | ↓70 |
| 2009 | #1390 | ↑92 |
| 2010 | #1219 | ↑171 |
| 2011 | #1193 | ↑26 |
| 2012 | #1015 | ↑178 |
| 2013 | #886 | ↑129 |
| 2014 | #570 | ↑316 |
| 2015 | #465 | ↑105 |
| 2016 | #461 | ↑4 |
| 2017 | #502 | ↓41 |
| 2018 | #479 | ↑23 |
| 2019 | #458 | ↑21 |
| 2020 | #405 | ↑53 |
| 2021 | #369 | ↑36 |
| 2022 | #369 | — |
| 2023 | #401 | ↓32 |
| 2024 | #424 | ↓23 |
| 2025 | #476 | ↓52 |
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