Girls' name · since 1930

Royetta

153 babies named Royetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#22,591 of 72,339
all-time among girls
153
born since 1930
1940s
peak decade

Royetta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 153 recorded since 1930.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Royetta has been recorded 153 times among girls since 1930, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 1970.

  • #22,591 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 153 born since 1930
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Royetta ranks #22,591 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 153 born since 1930, peaking in the 1940s.

#22,591 of 72,339
all-time among girls
153
born since 1930
1940s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Royetta's 153 recorded births place it above 68.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Royetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Royetta's SSA record in two at 1950 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 1941, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1953 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Royetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1970

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1953)
12
Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
468101214 19301941194419471951195719641970 6

Royetta by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (60 births, 39% of the file).

1940s was Royetta's strongest decade.

60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Royetta births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 60 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Royetta?
153 babies have been named Royetta since 1930. All-time, it sits at #22,591 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1953 with 12 births.
Where does Royetta sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Royetta ranks #22,591 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Royetta most popular?
Royetta was most popular in the 1940s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Royetta been used?
Records for Royetta go back to 1930, giving 41 years of history through 1970.
What names are similar to Royetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Royalty, Royal, Roy, Royce, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Royetta's data

  • Royetta's decade-level peak was the 1940s (60 total births); usage has since declined to 6 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.

Keep exploring Royetta

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Royetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1930–1970 (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 Royetta 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.