Roy Name Popularity

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How popular is Roy?

Ranking 542nd in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Roy is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #18 was reached for the first time in 1889 and as recently as 1894.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1947 with 7,564 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Roy in any given year was 440 in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Roy occurred roughly during the years 1906-1918, 1937-1943, and 1944-1947, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1971-1976, 1980-1983, and 1989-1993.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

How popular will Roy be?

For a number of years, the name Roy has been moving downward in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Roy has remained about the same.

The name Roy still has a solid footing and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Roy has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Roy (Girl)		Roy (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	514	542
2017		< 5	--	527	535
2016		< 5	--	538	540
2015		7	14,191	531	537
2014		< 5	--	523	533
2013		< 5	--	508	523
2012		< 5	--	464	559
2011		< 5	--	443	566
2010		< 5	--	453	559
2009		< 5	--	472	558
2008		< 5	--	552	496
2007		< 5	--	534	496
2006		< 5	--	598	453
2005		< 5	--	530	473
2004		< 5	--	542	467
2003		< 5	--	569	442
2002		< 5	--	564	439
2001		< 5	--	571	428
2000		< 5	--	636	400
1999		< 5	--	637	393
1998		< 5	--	655	381
1997		< 5	--	748	344
1996		< 5	--	719	345
1995		< 5	--	732	336
1994		< 5	--	861	306
1993		< 5	--	897	306
1992		< 5	--	991	286
1991		< 5	--	1,127	247
1990		< 5	--	1,226	235
1989		11	7,341	1,258	217
1988		11	7,015	1,163	220
1987		17	4,828	1,258	203
1986		10	6,998	1,283	197
1985		17	4,603	1,380	186
1984		18	4,283	1,382	182
1983		15	4,835	1,455	176
1982		11	6,261	1,616	167
1981		13	5,508	1,725	157
1980		23	3,581	1,779	153
1979		16	4,569	1,753	150
1978		17	4,212	1,798	147
1977		26	3,056	1,913	141
1976		14	4,541	1,872	139
1975		15	4,312	2,123	122
1974		18	3,659	2,186	122
1973		16	3,919	2,236	117
1972		16	3,851	2,479	113
1971		18	3,625	2,960	110
1970		15	4,001	3,041	108
1969		20	3,081	3,002	105
1968		30	2,235	3,179	94
1967		27	2,363	3,275	95
1966		23	2,560	3,520	94
1965		18	3,027	3,785	95
1964		31	2,184	4,150	91
1963		23	2,596	4,431	89
1962		29	2,249	4,478	90
1961		29	2,235	4,964	83
1960		31	2,086	5,249	80
1959		35	1,905	5,177	81
1958		30	2,061	5,522	75
1957		33	1,919	6,063	65
1956		22	2,444	6,128	63
1955		47	1,494	6,327	58
1954		34	1,794	6,510	56
1953		32	1,780	6,651	55
1952		32	1,771	6,524	55
1951		38	1,553	6,465	52
1950		32	1,674	6,455	51
1949		29	1,799	6,619	51
1948		28	1,813	7,065	49
1947		32	1,715	7,564	48
1946		37	1,461	6,917	43
1945		26	1,653	6,182	40
1944		36	1,360	6,530	39
1943		51	1,141	6,936	38
1942		45	1,191	6,307	42
1941		38	1,240	5,946	39
1940		37	1,214	5,565	42
1939		27	1,465	5,154	42
1938		23	1,639	5,040	41
1937		30	1,351	4,890	40
1936		31	1,313	4,818	41
1935		28	1,410	4,938	40
1934		41	1,121	5,104	35
1933		49	996	4,904	39
1932		36	1,209	5,237	38
1931		60	896	5,487	35
1930		56	990	5,916	33
1929		67	874	5,813	35
1928		49	1,082	6,228	34
1927		69	902	6,384	34
1926		53	1,031	6,227	34
1925		53	1,046	6,376	32
1924		46	1,168	6,557	31
1923		51	1,076	6,318	32
1922		61	961	6,458	32
1921		49	1,090	6,545	32
1920		46	1,114	6,354	32
1919		44	1,119	5,970	32
1918		44	1,120	6,211	32
1917		38	1,178	5,586	33
1916		37	1,185	5,327	33
1915		43	1,023	5,052	32
1914		21	1,430	3,852	32
1913		17	1,458	3,090	32
1912		18	1,289	2,591	31
1911		18	1,066	1,394	31
1910		9	1,749	1,267	29
1909		8	1,739	1,135	28
1908		7	1,826	1,097	26
1907		13	1,131	1,128	24
1906		9	1,400	1,024	24
1905		9	1,399	1,016	24
1904		12	1,086	1,123	21
1903		< 5	--	975	22
1902		10	1,203	1,002	22
1901		8	1,317	917	20
1900		6	1,899	1,215	21
1899		7	1,373	912	20
1898		10	1,162	1,049	20
1897		9	1,153	999	19
1896		< 5	--	1,027	19
1895		10	1,111	1,028	19
1894		11	988	1,018	18
1893		6	1,409	919	18
1892		5	1,630	1,048	18
1891		11	883	838	18
1890		11	866	941	18
1889		6	1,254	888	18
1888		9	950	856	20
1887		7	1,022	726	20
1886		5	1,257	767	20
1885		5	1,177	691	24
1884		< 5	--	680	26
1883		< 5	--	556	30
1882		< 5	--	521	33
1881		< 5	--	440	34
1880		< 5	--	440	37

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.