Royd is a very rare variant of Rod that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.
Royd is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1979. Royd first appears in 1917 and peaked in 1970 (8 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 8 | — | #4,773 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #4,872 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #3,774 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #4,326 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #3,901 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #3,970 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #4,554 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #4,157 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | #4,470 |