Boys' name · since 1917

Royd

55 babies named Royd in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#21,571 of 45,481
all-time among boys
55
born since 1917
1960s
peak decade

Royd sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 55 recorded since 1917.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Royd has been recorded 55 times among boys since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1979.

  • #21,571 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 55 born since 1917
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Royd ranks #21,571 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1917, peaking in the 1960s.

#21,571 of 45,481
all-time among boys
55
born since 1917
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Royd's 55 recorded births place it above 52.5% 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.

Royd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Royd's full recorded timeline at 1967, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Royd popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1979

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1970)
8
Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
456789 191719511961196319671969197019721979 8

Royd by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (23 births, 42% of the file).

1960s was Royd's strongest decade.

23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Royd births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 23 births (42% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Royd? ▼
Royd has been given to 55 babies in the U.S. since 1917, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #21,571 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1979. 8 babies were born in 1970, its single highest year.
Where does Royd sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Royd ranks #21,571 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 Royd most popular? ▼
Royd was most popular in the 1960s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Royd been used? ▼
Records for Royd go back to 1917, giving 63 years of history through 1979.
What names are similar to Royd? ▼
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.

What to do with Royd's data

  • Royd's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 1970s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

Keep exploring Royd

Nearby Names Like Royd

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

Roy Boy
#525 408,638 births
Royce Boy
#499 33,154 births
Royal Boy
#476 20,072 births
Royden Boy
879 births
Royale Boy
#4468 678 births

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Alvern
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Hurchel
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Hollice
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Royd: 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, 1917–1979 (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 Royd 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.