Names / Unisex names
Royal
Current rank
#476
holding steady
All-time peak
#279
in 1889
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
24,300
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #279 in 1889 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Royal first shows up in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a unisex name. As of the latest data it stands at #476, holding steady. It hit its high in 1889 at #279. Across all years, more than 24,300 children have been named this.