Boys' name · since 1900
Royden
Royden has 879 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,573 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 879
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Royden is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 879 have been recorded since 1900.
Social Security Administration records show Royden recorded 879 times among boys since 1900, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2024.
- #5,573 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 879 born since 1900
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Royden ranks #5,573 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 879 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,573 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 879
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Royden's 879 recorded births place it above 87.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Royden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Royden splits its recorded history at 1955: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1900 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Royden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2024
- Peak year (1918)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 125 years of records
Royden by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (151 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Royden's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Royden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
110 births
- 1920s
1920s
151 births
- 1930s
1930s
112 births
- 1940s
1940s
120 births
- 1950s
1950s
88 births
- 1960s 52
1960s
52 births
- 1970s
1970s
73 births
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
- 2010s 51
2010s
51 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 151 births (17% of all-time use).
How Royden 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 Royden's total volume
Royden by state
Where Royden concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 1.9% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 10 | 1.1% |
17 of 879 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Royden's data
- Royden's decade-level peak was the 1920s (151 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Roydens (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Royden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~124 yrs)
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, 1900–2024 (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 Royden 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.