Names / Boy names
Roy
Current rank
#525
holding steady
All-time peak
#18
in 1892
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
411,300
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #18 in 1892 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a boys' name, Roy first shows up in 1880. Its strongest year was 1892, at #18 nationally. As of the latest data it stands at #525, keeping its place. Over 411,300 have carried it since records began.