Unisex name · since 1920

Royall

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.

#21,029 of 45,481
all-time among boys
59
born since 1920
2020s
peak decade

Royall sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 59 recorded since 1920.

Social Security Administration records show Royall recorded 59 times among boys since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2023.

  • #21,029 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 59 born since 1920
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Royall ranks #21,029 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 1920, peaking in the 2020s.

#21,029 of 45,481
all-time among boys
59
born since 1920
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Royall's 59 recorded births place it above 53.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Royall's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Royall splits its recorded history at 1943: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1941 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Royall popularity over time - boys

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

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1920)
6
Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
4.555.566.5 19201922193019411942194319522015202020222023 6

Royall popularity over time - girls

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

Unisex variant - 10 births
5 20162019 5

Royall by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (16 births, 27% of the file).

2020s was Royall's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.

Royall births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 16 births (27% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Royall? ▼
Since 1920, Social Security records show 59 babies named Royall. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #21,029 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 1920, with 6 births.
Where does Royall sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Royall ranks #21,029 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Keep exploring Royall

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Royall: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1920–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Royall draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.