Unisex name · since 1914
Roye
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 162 babies named Roye, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,259 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 162
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Roye is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 162 have been recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Roye recorded 162 times among boys since 1914, 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 1914 to 1970.
- #14,259 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 162 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roye ranks #14,259 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 162 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,259 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 162
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Roye's 162 recorded births place it above 68.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Roye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Roye splits its recorded history at 1935: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Roye popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1970
- Peak year (1923)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Roye popularity over time - girls
43 total births recorded since 1910 (Roye as girls' name)
Roye by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (46 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Roye's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Roye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
24 births
- 1920s
1920s
46 births
- 1930s
1930s
31 births
- 1940s
1940s
35 births
- 1950s
1950s
21 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 46 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Roye's data
- Roye's decade-level peak was the 1920s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Roye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1914–1970 (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 Roye 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.