Recorded 1930–2013 Boys' name Peak 1936 83 births

Roylee — boys' name

83 babies named Roylee in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s191960s421980s121990s52010s5
1960s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Roylee was born in this single decade.

1936
Single peak year

9 babies were named Roylee in 1936 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roylee

The Social Security Administration has registered 83 babies named Roylee between 1930 and 2013, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Roylee currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roylee performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Roylee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roylee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 83 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Roylee at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

83

Since 1930

84 years of records

Peak year

1936

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1930

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 2013

Roylee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1930

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1936)
9
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
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Roylee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
42 births that decade — 51% of Roylee's all-time total
1930s191960s421980s121990s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roylee?
83 babies have been named Roylee since 1930. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1936 with 9 births.
When was Roylee most popular?
Roylee was most popular in the 1960s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1936.
How long has the name Roylee been used?
Roylee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 84 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Roylee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roy, Royce, Royal, Royden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1930–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.