Royce vs Roy

Side-by-side comparison of Royce and Roy - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Royce

Boy name · Rank #461

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Name B

Roy

Boy name · Rank #541

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Metric Royce Roy
Current Rank #461 #541
Total Births (all years) 33,154 408,638
Peak Year 2021 1947
Peak Year Births 810 7,560
Peak Decade 2010s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1892 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Royce Roy
1880s - 6,565
1890s 43 9,779
1900s 77 10,632
1910s 822 40,340
1920s 2,252 63,259
1930s 3,113 51,495
1940s 3,456 65,648
1950s 3,492 61,847
1960s 2,451 40,047
1970s 1,809 22,353
1980s 1,937 14,308
1990s 1,820 8,601
2000s 1,806 5,581
2010s 5,783 5,017
2020s 4,293 3,166

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Royce Roy
2014 604 525
2015 534 534
2016 661 539
2017 651 531
2018 693 520
2019 801 494
2020 730 487
2021 810 521
2022 778 509
2023 699 526
2024 670 553
2025 606 570

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1892–2025.

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