Recorded 1917–1979 Boys' name Peak 1970 55 births

Royd — boys' name

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.

1910s51950s51960s231970s22
1960s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Royd was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

8 babies were named Royd in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Royd

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Royd between 1917 and 1979, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Royd currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Royd performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Royd shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Royd 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 55 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.

Royd at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

55

Since 1917

63 years of records

Peak year

1970

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1917

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1979

Royd popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1970)
8
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
456789 197919721970196919671963196119511917 5

Royd by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
23 births that decade — 42% of Royd's all-time total
1910s51950s51960s231970s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Royd?
55 babies have been named Royd since 1917. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1970 with 8 births.
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?
Royd has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 63 years of data 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.

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, 1917–1979 (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.