Royd vs Royal

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

Name A

Royd

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Name B

Royal

Boy name · Rank #427

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Metric Royd Royal
Current Rank Unranked #427
Total Births (all years) 55 19,413
Peak Year 1970 2021
Peak Year Births 8 884
Peak Decade 1960ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Royd Royal
1880ss — 274
1890ss — 299
1900ss — 312
1910ss 5 1,338
1920ss — 2,030
1930ss — 1,355
1940ss — 1,289
1950ss 5 1,068
1960ss 23 735
1970ss 22 561
1980ss — 496
1990ss — 502
2000ss — 764
2010ss — 4,358
2020ss — 4,032

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Royd Royal
2014 — 489
2015 — 648
2016 — 662
2017 — 576
2018 — 610
2019 — 653
2020 — 738
2021 — 884
2022 — 878
2023 — 794
2024 — 738

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, 1917–1979.

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