Royston vs Royal

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

Name A

Royston

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Name B

Royal

Boy name · Rank #427

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Metric Royston Royal
Current Rank Unranked #427
Total Births (all years) 244 19,413
Peak Year 2016 2021
Peak Year Births 10 884
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Royston Royal
1880ss — 274
1890ss — 299
1900ss — 312
1910ss 14 1,338
1920ss 57 2,030
1930ss — 1,355
1940ss 6 1,289
1950ss 8 1,068
1960ss — 735
1970ss 10 561
1980ss 28 496
1990ss 18 502
2000ss 22 764
2010ss 59 4,358
2020ss 22 4,032

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Royston Royal
2014 7 489
2015 8 648
2016 10 662
2017 — 576
2018 9 610
2019 7 653
2020 8 738
2021 7 884
2022 — 878
2023 7 794
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, 1916–2023.

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