Royden — #12352 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Royden

The Social Security Administration has registered 879 babies named Royden between 1900 and 2024, spanning 125 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Royden currently holds the #12352 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Royden performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 151 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Royden shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Hawaii. In total, SSA state-level files list Royden in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Royden 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 879 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.