Recorded 1938–1977 Girls' name Peak 1949 120 births

Royann — girls' name

120 babies named Royann in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s461950s471960s71970s15
1950s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Royann was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

9 babies were named Royann in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Royann

The Social Security Administration has registered 120 babies named Royann between 1938 and 1977, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Royann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Royann performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Royann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Royann 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 120 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.

Royann at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

120

Since 1938

40 years of records

Peak year

1949

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1938

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1977

Royann popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1949)
9
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
45678910 1977196019541951194819451938 5

Royann by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
47 births that decade — 39% of Royann's all-time total
1930s51940s461950s471960s71970s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Royann?
120 babies have been named Royann since 1938. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1949 with 9 births.
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.

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, 1938–1977 (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.