Girls' name · since 1930
Roylene
Since 1930, U.S. Social Security records show 365 babies named Roylene, peaking in 1943. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,307 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 365
- born since 1930
- 1940s
- peak decade
365 girls have been named Roylene since 1930, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roylene has been recorded 365 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 1971.
- #14,307 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 365 born since 1930
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roylene ranks #14,307 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 365 born since 1930, peaking in the 1940s.
- #14,307 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 365
- born since 1930
- 1940s
- peak decade
Roylene's 365 recorded births place it above 80.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Roylene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Roylene's full recorded timeline at 1950, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1943 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Roylene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1971
- Peak year (1943)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Roylene by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (118 births, 32% of the file).
1940s was Roylene's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Roylene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
68 births
- 1940s
1940s
118 births
- 1950s
1950s
113 births
- 1960s
1960s
60 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 118 births (32% of all-time use).
Roylene by state
Where Roylene concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7 | 1.9% |
7 of 365 births nationwide.
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What to do with Roylene's data
- Roylene's decade-level peak was the 1940s (118 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.
- Texas records the most Roylenes (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Roylene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1930–1971 (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 Roylene 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.