Girls' name · since 1938

Royann

Royann has 120 recorded births since 1938 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1949 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#25,141 of 72,339
all-time among girls
120
born since 1938
1950s
peak decade

Royann is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 120 have been recorded since 1938.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Royann has been recorded 120 times among girls since 1938, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 1977.

  • #25,141 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 120 born since 1938
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Royann ranks #25,141 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 120 born since 1938, peaking in the 1950s.

#25,141 of 72,339
all-time among girls
120
born since 1938
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Royann's 120 recorded births place it above 65.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Royann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Royann splits its recorded history at 1951: 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 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1949 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Royann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1977

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1949)
9
Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
45678910 1938194519481951195419601977 5

Royann by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (47 births, 39% of the file).

1950s was Royann's strongest decade.

47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Royann births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 47 births (39% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Royann?
Royann has been given to 120 babies in the U.S. since 1938, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #25,141 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1977. 9 babies were born in 1949, its single highest year.
Where does Royann sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Royann ranks #25,141 of 72,339 girls' 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 Royann most popular?
Royann was most popular in the 1950s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Royann been used?
Royann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 40 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Royann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Royalty, Royal, Roy, Royce, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Royann's data

  • Royann's decade-level peak was the 1950s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Royann: 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, 1938–1977 (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 Royann 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.