Boy name
Roy
Roy holds the #525 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 570 newborn boys in a single year. After peaking all the way back in 1889, Roy is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. Its strongest year on record was 1889 (#18 nationally, 888 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Montana (#149 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#525
among boy names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#18
in 1889 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
570
boys named Roy
Roy popularity, 1880–2025
Where Roy is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Montana (#149), New Hampshire (#230), New Mexico (#311)
Uniqueness score
42/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Roy in the most recent year of SSA data.
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