Recorded 1930–1971 Girls' name Peak 1943 365 births

Roylene — girls' name

365 babies named Roylene in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s681940s1181950s1131960s601970s6
1940s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Roylene was born in this single decade.

1943
Single peak year

18 babies were named Roylene in 1943 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roylene

The Social Security Administration has registered 365 babies named Roylene between 1930 and 1971, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Roylene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roylene performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Roylene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Roylene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roylene 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 365 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.

Roylene at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

365

Since 1930

42 years of records

Peak year

1943

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1930

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1971

Roylene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1930

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1943)
18
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 19711962195719521947194219371930 6

Roylene by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
118 births that decade — 32% of Roylene's all-time total
1930s681940s1181950s1131960s601970s6

Roylene by state

Where Roylene concentrates geographically — total births since 1930

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Roylene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7 1.9%
Texas share of Roylene's total US births 1.9%

7 of 365 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roylene?
365 babies have been named Roylene since 1930. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1943 with 18 births.
When was Roylene most popular?
Roylene was most popular in the 1940s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
Where is Roylene most popular?
The top states for the name Roylene are Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Roylene been used?
Roylene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 42 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Roylene?
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.

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, 1930–1971 (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.