Royce is an established variant of Rose that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Royce is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #500 among boys (606) and #6,074 among girls (20) — overall #977 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 626 | 626 | #6,074 | #500 |
| 2024 | 703 | 703 | #4,361 | #461 |
| 2023 | 738 | 738 | #3,900 | #445 |
| 2022 | 812 | 812 | #4,276 | #414 |
| 2021 | 854 | 854 | #3,544 | #393 |
| 2020 | 797 | 797 | #2,577 | #406 |
| 2019 | 857 | 857 | #2,956 | #392 |
| 2018 | 767 | 767 | #2,432 | #438 |
| 2017 | 725 | 725 | #2,459 | #466 |
| 2016 | 723 | 723 | #2,791 | #462 |
| 2015 | 580 | 580 | #3,467 | #534 |
| 2014 | 647 | 647 | #3,640 | #476 |
| 2013 | 553 | 553 | #3,768 | #518 |
| 2012 | 587 | 587 | #3,637 | #492 |
| 2011 | 512 | 512 | #4,341 | #531 |
| 2010 | 321 | 321 | #8,217 | #743 |
| 2009 | 231 | 231 | #9,297 | #941 |
| 2008 | 233 | 233 | #13,572 | #914 |
| 2007 | 232 | 232 | #19,936 | #888 |
| 2006 | 222 | 222 | #16,710 | #903 |
| 2005 | 194 | 194 | — | #912 |
| 2004 | 148 | 148 | — | #1,078 |
| 2003 | 143 | 143 | #13,535 | #1,124 |
| 2002 | 133 | 133 | — | #1,105 |
| 2001 | 130 | 130 | — | #1,098 |
| 2000 | 179 | 179 | — | #882 |
| 1999 | 165 | 165 | #12,386 | #929 |
| 1998 | 155 | 155 | — | #919 |
| 1997 | 138 | — | #13,373 | #986 |
| 1996 | 186 | — | #11,531 | #807 |
| 1995 | 199 | — | #11,501 | #775 |
| 1994 | 196 | — | — | #751 |
| 1993 | 216 | — | #8,555 | #724 |
| 1992 | 202 | — | #15,026 | #737 |
| 1991 | 201 | — | #11,220 | #729 |
| 1990 | 219 | — | #9,949 | #703 |
| 1989 | 199 | — | #14,010 | #707 |
| 1988 | 216 | — | #5,829 | #668 |
| 1987 | 201 | — | #12,786 | #655 |
| 1986 | 190 | — | #9,323 | #664 |
| 1985 | 228 | — | #5,588 | #598 |
| 1984 | 201 | — | #10,073 | #610 |
| 1983 | 175 | — | #8,755 | #661 |
| 1982 | 224 | — | #8,044 | #588 |
| 1981 | 197 | — | #8,826 | #619 |
| 1980 | 189 | — | #6,224 | #650 |
| 1979 | 192 | — | #11,500 | #629 |
| 1978 | 180 | — | #6,803 | #644 |
| 1977 | 199 | — | #4,197 | #622 |
| 1976 | 180 | — | #7,115 | #627 |
| 1975 | 155 | — | #6,336 | #683 |
| 1974 | 169 | — | #6,129 | #637 |
| 1973 | 182 | — | #3,602 | #617 |
| 1972 | 198 | — | #4,739 | #584 |
| 1971 | 242 | — | #4,267 | #532 |
| 1970 | 227 | — | #4,204 | #555 |
| 1969 | 246 | — | #3,736 | #513 |
| 1968 | 205 | — | #3,034 | #554 |
| 1967 | 246 | — | #3,048 | #498 |
| 1966 | 210 | — | #3,127 | #553 |
| 1965 | 238 | — | #3,027 | #517 |
| 1964 | 282 | — | #2,238 | #499 |
| 1963 | 303 | — | #2,349 | #479 |
| 1962 | 310 | — | #2,895 | #467 |
| 1961 | 294 | — | #2,817 | #482 |
| 1960 | 334 | — | #1,974 | #460 |
| 1959 | 361 | — | #2,384 | #437 |
| 1958 | 368 | — | #1,934 | #430 |
| 1957 | 366 | — | #1,772 | #426 |
| 1956 | 415 | — | #1,374 | #403 |
| 1955 | 404 | — | #2,014 | #374 |
| 1954 | 400 | — | #1,731 | #369 |
| 1953 | 412 | — | #1,286 | #366 |
| 1952 | 401 | — | #1,555 | #358 |
| 1951 | 384 | — | #1,837 | #364 |
| 1950 | 368 | — | #1,406 | #376 |
| 1949 | 371 | — | #1,418 | #372 |
| 1948 | 391 | — | #1,594 | #356 |
| 1947 | 399 | — | #1,541 | #359 |
| 1946 | 401 | — | #1,269 | #344 |
| 1945 | 382 | — | #1,011 | #331 |
| 1944 | 401 | — | #1,068 | #324 |
| 1943 | 431 | — | #1,046 | #317 |
| 1942 | 368 | — | #1,192 | #339 |
| 1941 | 372 | — | #2,253 | #304 |
| 1940 | 367 | — | #1,342 | #305 |
| 1939 | 324 | — | #1,466 | #316 |
| 1938 | 366 | — | #1,243 | #301 |
| 1937 | 348 | — | #1,674 | #299 |
| 1936 | 342 | — | #1,543 | #299 |
| 1935 | 388 | — | #1,600 | #283 |
| 1934 | 315 | — | #1,827 | #315 |
| 1933 | 318 | — | #1,357 | #319 |
| 1932 | 323 | — | #1,939 | #312 |
| 1931 | 317 | — | #1,793 | #317 |
| 1930 | 304 | — | #2,287 | #324 |
| 1929 | 302 | — | #1,813 | #330 |
| 1928 | 289 | — | #1,498 | #358 |
| 1927 | 266 | — | #2,245 | #372 |
| 1926 | 266 | — | #1,822 | #376 |
| 1925 | 247 | — | #1,695 | #403 |
| 1924 | 250 | — | #2,297 | #401 |
| 1923 | 220 | — | #2,704 | #420 |
| 1922 | 195 | — | #3,610 | #451 |
| 1921 | 215 | — | #2,362 | #433 |
| 1920 | 187 | — | #2,564 | #464 |
| 1919 | 146 | — | #3,183 | #513 |
| 1918 | 146 | — | #2,651 | #525 |
| 1917 | 134 | — | #5,207 | #507 |
| 1916 | 129 | — | #4,324 | #514 |
| 1915 | 115 | — | #4,179 | #534 |
| 1914 | 77 | — | — | #576 |
| 1913 | 44 | — | — | #690 |
| 1912 | 37 | — | — | #712 |
| 1911 | 23 | — | — | #661 |
| 1910 | 11 | — | — | #1,033 |
| 1909 | 14 | — | — | #799 |
| 1908 | 9 | — | — | #1,012 |
| 1907 | 8 | — | — | #1,077 |
| 1906 | 10 | — | — | #843 |
| 1905 | 7 | — | — | #1,072 |
| 1904 | 8 | — | — | #950 |
| 1903 | 10 | — | — | #768 |
| 1900 | 11 | — | — | #829 |
| 1898 | 7 | — | — | #978 |
| 1897 | 7 | — | — | #924 |
| 1896 | 10 | — | — | #769 |
| 1895 | 7 | — | — | #964 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | — | #1,159 |
| 1892 | 7 | — | — | #940 |