Recorded 1920–2023 Unisex name Peak 1920 59 births

Royall — boys' name

59 babies named Royall in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s121930s61940s151950s52010s52020s16
2020s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Royall was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

6 babies were named Royall in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Royall

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Royall between 1920 and 2023, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Royall currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Royall is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 2016.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Royall performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Royall shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Royall in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 59 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Royall at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

59

Since 1920

104 years of records

Peak year

1920

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1920

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 2023

Royall popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1920

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1920)
6
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
4.555.566.5 20232022202020151952194319421941193019221920 6

Royall popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 2016 (Royall as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20192016 5

Royall by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
16 births that decade — 27% of Royall's all-time total
1920s121930s61940s151950s52010s52020s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Royall?
59 babies have been named Royall since 1920. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1920 with 6 births.
When was Royall most popular?
Royall was most popular in the 2020s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Is Royall a unisex name?
Yes, Royall is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 59 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Royall been used?
Royall has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 104 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Royall?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roy, Royce, Royal, Royden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.