Unisex name · since 1892

Royce

33,154 babies named Royce in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#644 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#499 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
33,154
born since 1892
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Royce is the #499 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 33,154 recorded since 1892.

Royce has 33,154 recorded births among boys since 1892, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #499 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2025.

  • #644 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #499 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 33,154 born since 1892
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Royce ranks #644 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #499 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 33,154 born since 1892, peaking in the 2010s.

#644 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#499 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
33,154
born since 1892
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%96.4%
Royce vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Royce's 33,154 recorded births place it above 98.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

45 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Royce compares

33,154 Top 5% higher than 95% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Royce's all-time total is 90x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Royce Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 33,154 369 358,536
Peak-year births 810 34 22,252

Royce's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Royce's full recorded timeline at 1961, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1893, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 810 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Royce popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2025

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2021)
810
Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
02004006008001,000 189219131930194719641981199820152025 606

Royce popularity over time - girls

2,508 total births recorded since 1915 (Royce as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 2,508 births
020406080 191519281941195419671980199320132025 20

Royce by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (5,783 births, 17% of the file).

2010s was Royce's strongest decade.

5,783 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.

Royce births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,783 births (17% of all-time use).

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

How Royce compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Royce's total volume

Royce vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 3%-80, 3.7%-146, 1.9%-110, 4.4%-126, 5.4%-35, 7%-140, 6.4%-115, 7.7%-146, 2.3%-146, 2.6%-146, 4.1%-114, 3.1%-146, 3.9%-146, 2.1%-128, 3.2%Royce-134, 2.4%Royce
Royce vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Royce by state

Where Royce concentrates geographically, total births since 1892

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Royce
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5,546 16.7%
#2 California
2,828 8.5%
#3 Georgia
1,491 4.5%
#4 Florida
1,408 4.2%
#5 Alabama
1,036 3.1%
#6 Oklahoma
996 3.0%
#7 Michigan
872 2.6%
#8 New York
867 2.6%
Texas share of Royce's total US births 16.7%
Even split

5,546 of 33,154 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.

Royce appears in 45 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Royce? ▼
Since 1892, Social Security records show 33,154 babies named Royce. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #644 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #499 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 810 births.
Where does Royce sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Royce ranks #644 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #499 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Royce most popular? ▼
Royce was most popular in the 2010s decade with 5,783 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Royce most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Royce are Texas (5,546 births), California (2,828 births), Georgia (1,491 births).
Is Royce a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Royce is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 33,154 births, and as a girl's name it has 2,508 births.
How long has the name Royce been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Royce since 1892 -- 134 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Royce? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roy, Royal, Royden, Royale, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Royce's data

  • Royce's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,783 total births) through the 2020s (4,293) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Royces (5,546 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

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

Keep exploring Royce

Nearby Names Like Royce

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Royce

Roy Boy
#525 408,638 births
Royal Boy
#476 20,072 births
Royden Boy
879 births
Royale Boy
#4468 678 births
Royalty Boy
#3927 526 births

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Armani #496
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Odin #502
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Zaire #503
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Royce: 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, 1892–2025 (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 Royce 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.