Royal is an established name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2021.
Royal is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #476 among boys (640) and #1,663 among girls (125) — overall #843 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 765 | 765 | #1,663 | #476 |
| 2024 | 939 | 939 | #1,219 | #424 |
| 2023 | 1,054 | 1,054 | #988 | #401 |
| 2022 | 1,202 | 1,202 | #864 | #369 |
| 2021 | 1,217 | 1,217 | #840 | #369 |
| 2020 | 1,092 | 1,092 | #774 | #405 |
| 2019 | 1,004 | 1,004 | #790 | #459 |
| 2018 | 951 | 951 | #800 | #482 |
| 2017 | 995 | 995 | #697 | #504 |
| 2016 | 1,139 | 1,139 | #629 | #461 |
| 2015 | 1,028 | 1,028 | #742 | #467 |
| 2014 | 744 | 744 | #1,024 | #570 |
| 2013 | 294 | 294 | #2,896 | #888 |
| 2012 | 226 | 226 | #4,581 | #1,016 |
| 2011 | 183 | 183 | #4,227 | #1,196 |
| 2010 | 163 | 163 | #7,160 | #1,226 |
| 2009 | 147 | 147 | #5,678 | #1,402 |
| 2008 | 124 | 124 | #8,877 | #1,491 |
| 2007 | 129 | 129 | #8,915 | #1,420 |
| 2006 | 85 | 85 | #11,253 | #1,837 |
| 2005 | 74 | 74 | #16,042 | #1,883 |
| 2004 | 75 | 75 | #8,146 | #1,986 |
| 2003 | 60 | 60 | #13,534 | #2,120 |
| 2002 | 62 | 62 | #10,916 | #2,062 |
| 2001 | 64 | 64 | #13,191 | #1,930 |
| 2000 | 61 | 61 | #9,031 | #2,043 |
| 1999 | 57 | 57 | #11,155 | #1,987 |
| 1998 | 61 | 61 | #9,930 | #1,893 |
| 1997 | 53 | — | #13,372 | #1,955 |
| 1996 | 60 | — | #7,999 | #1,865 |
| 1995 | 49 | — | #11,500 | #2,018 |
| 1994 | 61 | — | #9,438 | #1,729 |
| 1993 | 61 | — | #7,934 | #1,735 |
| 1992 | 50 | — | #11,432 | #1,908 |
| 1991 | 60 | — | #10,035 | #1,629 |
| 1990 | 76 | — | #8,368 | #1,378 |
| 1989 | 50 | — | #11,991 | #1,761 |
| 1988 | 61 | — | #11,423 | #1,420 |
| 1987 | 47 | — | #12,785 | #1,651 |
| 1986 | 48 | — | — | #1,452 |
| 1985 | 57 | — | #12,043 | #1,349 |
| 1984 | 49 | — | #7,976 | #1,527 |
| 1983 | 64 | — | #9,956 | #1,198 |
| 1982 | 55 | — | — | #1,262 |
| 1981 | 58 | — | #7,258 | #1,359 |
| 1980 | 64 | — | #5,825 | #1,310 |
| 1979 | 63 | — | #8,758 | #1,240 |
| 1978 | 66 | — | #9,444 | #1,146 |
| 1977 | 58 | — | #9,356 | #1,240 |
| 1976 | 57 | — | #7,114 | #1,259 |
| 1975 | 46 | — | — | #1,274 |
| 1974 | 49 | — | — | #1,193 |
| 1973 | 50 | — | — | #1,172 |
| 1972 | 65 | — | #8,015 | #1,058 |
| 1971 | 67 | — | — | #997 |
| 1970 | 73 | — | — | #938 |
| 1969 | 64 | — | — | #964 |
| 1968 | 49 | — | — | #1,064 |
| 1967 | 67 | — | — | #884 |
| 1966 | 66 | — | — | #894 |
| 1965 | 83 | — | #7,314 | #835 |
| 1964 | 78 | — | — | #866 |
| 1963 | 69 | — | — | #905 |
| 1962 | 79 | — | — | #854 |
| 1961 | 90 | — | — | #807 |
| 1960 | 95 | — | — | #787 |
| 1959 | 91 | — | — | #806 |
| 1958 | 72 | — | #5,302 | #948 |
| 1957 | 100 | — | — | #756 |
| 1956 | 130 | — | — | #670 |
| 1955 | 110 | — | #5,711 | #719 |
| 1954 | 115 | — | #6,465 | #691 |
| 1953 | 118 | — | — | #655 |
| 1952 | 104 | — | — | #687 |
| 1951 | 134 | — | — | #608 |
| 1950 | 112 | — | — | #661 |
| 1949 | 129 | — | — | #602 |
| 1948 | 131 | — | #5,883 | #606 |
| 1947 | 160 | — | #5,191 | #541 |
| 1946 | 127 | — | #4,341 | #588 |
| 1945 | 150 | — | #4,455 | #499 |
| 1944 | 135 | — | — | #527 |
| 1943 | 122 | — | — | #575 |
| 1942 | 124 | — | — | #552 |
| 1941 | 108 | — | — | #574 |
| 1940 | 127 | — | — | #516 |
| 1939 | 112 | — | — | #542 |
| 1938 | 134 | — | — | #504 |
| 1937 | 136 | — | #4,816 | #503 |
| 1936 | 128 | — | — | #503 |
| 1935 | 123 | — | — | #521 |
| 1934 | 127 | — | — | #521 |
| 1933 | 152 | — | #3,695 | #463 |
| 1932 | 149 | — | — | #472 |
| 1931 | 158 | — | #2,943 | #466 |
| 1930 | 158 | — | — | #472 |
| 1929 | 217 | — | #5,170 | #400 |
| 1928 | 190 | — | #3,698 | #444 |
| 1927 | 196 | — | — | #432 |
| 1926 | 181 | — | — | #452 |
| 1925 | 200 | — | — | #424 |
| 1924 | 214 | — | — | #418 |
| 1923 | 226 | — | — | #396 |
| 1922 | 228 | — | — | #400 |
| 1921 | 191 | — | — | #447 |
| 1920 | 200 | — | — | #423 |
| 1919 | 202 | — | — | #410 |
| 1918 | 223 | — | — | #399 |
| 1917 | 186 | — | — | #414 |
| 1916 | 174 | — | — | #429 |
| 1915 | 157 | — | — | #433 |
| 1914 | 125 | — | — | #432 |
| 1913 | 91 | — | — | #455 |
| 1912 | 100 | — | — | #384 |
| 1911 | 36 | — | — | #495 |
| 1910 | 44 | — | — | #406 |
| 1909 | 41 | — | — | #376 |
| 1908 | 38 | — | — | #380 |
| 1907 | 28 | — | — | #445 |
| 1906 | 38 | — | — | #339 |
| 1905 | 30 | — | — | #389 |
| 1904 | 30 | — | — | #377 |
| 1903 | 28 | — | — | #367 |
| 1902 | 31 | — | — | #358 |
| 1901 | 23 | — | — | #398 |
| 1900 | 25 | — | — | #466 |
| 1899 | 28 | — | — | #344 |
| 1898 | 26 | — | — | #389 |
| 1897 | 20 | — | — | #433 |
| 1896 | 26 | — | — | #386 |
| 1895 | 32 | — | — | #328 |
| 1894 | 23 | — | — | #396 |
| 1893 | 38 | — | — | #285 |
| 1892 | 42 | — | — | #283 |
| 1891 | 33 | — | — | #288 |
| 1890 | 31 | — | — | #315 |
| 1889 | 37 | — | — | #279 |
| 1888 | 40 | — | — | #285 |
| 1887 | 24 | — | — | #339 |
| 1886 | 19 | — | — | #414 |
| 1885 | 28 | — | — | #324 |
| 1884 | 32 | — | — | #311 |
| 1883 | 21 | — | — | #379 |
| 1882 | 27 | — | — | #345 |
| 1881 | 20 | — | — | #385 |
| 1880 | 26 | — | — | #340 |