Unisex name · since 1998
Royel
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 106 babies named Royel, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,051 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,140 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 106
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Royel is the #10140 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 106 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Royel has been recorded 106 times among boys since 1998, currently ranked #10140 nationally and more common than 27% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #17,051 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,140 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 106 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Royel ranks #17,051 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,140 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 106 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,051 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,140 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 106
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Royel's 106 recorded births place it above 62.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Royel compares
106 27th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Royel's all-time total is 71% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Royel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 106 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Royel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Royel's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Royel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Royel popularity over time - girls
33 total births recorded since 2014 (Royel as girls' name)
Royel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (54 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Royel's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Royel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
54 births
- 2020s
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 54 births (51% of all-time use).
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What to do with Royel's data
- Royel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (54 total births) through the 2020s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Royel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Royel 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.