Boys' name · since 1913
Royle
46 babies named Royle in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,807 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Royle is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 46 have been recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Royle recorded 46 times among boys since 1913, 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 1913 to 2024.
- #22,807 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 46 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Royle ranks #22,807 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,807 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Royle's 46 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Royle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Royle's SSA record in two at 1948 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1930 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Royle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2024
- Peak year (1930)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Royle by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Royle's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Royle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
8 births
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (24% of all-time use).
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- Royle's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Royle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1913–2024 (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 Royle 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.