Royal Name Popularity

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How popular is Royal?

Ranking 483rd in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Royal is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 500, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #279 was reached in 1889.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2016 with 662 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Royal was 19 in 1886.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Royal occurred roughly during the years 1885-1888, 1903-1906, 1909-1918, 1975-1978, and 2006-2015.

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

How popular will Royal be?

For a number of years, the name Royal has been soaring upward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Royal lately has risen significantly.

The name Royal still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Royal (Girl)		Royal (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		337	805	604	483
2017		417	694	572	507
2016		474	632	662	461
2015		378	745	648	466
2014		254	1,028	488	571
2013		59	2,891	232	897
2012		32	4,571	193	1,016
2011		35	4,222	148	1,195
2010		18	7,156	145	1,225
2009		25	5,672	122	1,400
2008		14	8,872	110	1,489
2007		14	8,905	115	1,419
2006		10	11,246	74	1,852
2005		6	16,038	68	1,883
2004		14	8,145	61	1,986
2003		7	13,527	53	2,118
2002		9	10,911	53	2,061
2001		7	13,186	57	1,930
2000		11	9,029	50	2,042
1999		8	11,155	49	1,986
1998		9	9,930	52	1,893
1997		6	13,370	47	1,955
1996		11	7,998	49	1,864
1995		7	11,501	42	2,018
1994		9	9,435	52	1,729
1993		11	7,931	50	1,735
1992		7	11,432	43	1,908
1991		8	10,035	52	1,629
1990		10	8,366	66	1,377
1989		6	11,985	44	1,759
1988		6	11,422	55	1,419
1987		5	12,777	42	1,650
1986		< 5	--	48	1,451
1985		5	12,041	52	1,348
1984		8	7,972	41	1,525
1983		6	9,954	58	1,198
1982		< 5	--	55	1,261
1981		9	7,254	49	1,361
1980		12	5,824	52	1,309
1979		7	8,754	56	1,238
1978		6	9,443	60	1,147
1977		6	9,357	52	1,241
1976		8	7,114	49	1,261
1975		< 5	--	46	1,274
1974		< 5	--	49	1,191
1973		< 5	--	50	1,170
1972		6	8,015	59	1,058
1971		< 5	--	67	998
1970		< 5	--	73	938
1969		< 5	--	65	957
1968		< 5	--	49	1,064
1967		< 5	--	66	890
1966		< 5	--	66	893
1965		5	7,312	78	835
1964		< 5	--	78	868
1963		< 5	--	69	905
1962		< 5	--	79	854
1961		< 5	--	90	806
1960		< 5	--	95	788
1959		< 5	--	91	805
1958		7	5,302	65	949
1957		< 5	--	100	754
1956		< 5	--	130	670
1955		6	5,709	104	719
1954		5	6,458	109	693
1953		< 5	--	118	655
1952		< 5	--	104	687
1951		< 5	--	134	608
1950		< 5	--	112	662
1949		< 5	--	129	602
1948		5	5,884	126	606
1947		6	5,192	154	541
1946		7	4,340	120	588
1945		6	4,456	144	499
1944		< 5	--	135	527
1943		< 5	--	122	575
1942		< 5	--	124	552
1941		< 5	--	108	575
1940		< 5	--	127	516
1939		< 5	--	112	543
1938		< 5	--	134	505
1937		5	4,812	131	503
1936		< 5	--	128	503
1935		< 5	--	123	521
1934		< 5	--	127	521
1933		7	3,692	145	463
1932		< 5	--	149	472
1931		10	2,942	148	466
1930		< 5	--	158	472
1929		5	5,168	212	400
1928		8	3,697	182	444
1927		< 5	--	196	432
1926		< 5	--	180	452
1925		< 5	--	201	424
1924		< 5	--	214	418
1923		< 5	--	226	396
1922		< 5	--	228	400
1921		< 5	--	191	447
1920		< 5	--	200	423
1919		< 5	--	202	410
1918		< 5	--	223	399
1917		< 5	--	186	414
1916		< 5	--	174	429
1915		< 5	--	157	433
1914		< 5	--	125	432
1913		< 5	--	91	455
1912		< 5	--	100	384
1911		< 5	--	36	495
1910		< 5	--	44	406
1909		< 5	--	41	376
1908		< 5	--	38	380
1907		< 5	--	28	445
1906		< 5	--	38	339
1905		< 5	--	30	389
1904		< 5	--	30	377
1903		< 5	--	28	367
1902		< 5	--	31	358
1901		< 5	--	23	398
1900		< 5	--	25	466
1899		< 5	--	28	344
1898		< 5	--	26	389
1897		< 5	--	20	433
1896		< 5	--	26	386
1895		< 5	--	32	328
1894		< 5	--	23	396
1893		< 5	--	38	285
1892		< 5	--	42	283
1891		< 5	--	33	288
1890		< 5	--	31	315
1889		< 5	--	37	279
1888		< 5	--	40	285
1887		< 5	--	24	339
1886		< 5	--	19	414
1885		< 5	--	28	324
1884		< 5	--	32	311
1883		< 5	--	21	379
1882		< 5	--	27	345
1881		< 5	--	20	385
1880		< 5	--	26	340

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.