How Many People Are Named Royal?
An estimated 17,150 people in the United States have the first name Royal. It is used for both genders, with 82.2% male. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Royal peaked in popularity in 2021 with 1,213 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Royal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Royal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
17,150
About 1 in 19,986 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
82.2% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2021
1,213 births
Total Registered
23,603
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Royal
Royal is predominantly male (82.2%), though 4,190 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Royal as a male name
Ranked #427 in 2024
738 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (884 births)
Royal as a female name
Ranked #1,225 in 2024
192 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (476 births)
Royal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Royal span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 6,722 babies were registered. Royal remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Royal by Decade
How has Royal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 274 | 274 | 0 | |
| 1890s | 299 | 299 | 0 | |
| 1900s | 312 | 312 | 0 | |
| 1910s | 1,338 | 1,338 | 0 | |
| 1920s | 2,043 | 2,030 | 13 | |
| 1930s | 1,377 | 1,355 | 22 | |
| 1940s | 1,313 | 1,289 | 24 | |
| 1950s | 1,086 | 1,068 | 18 | |
| 1960s | 740 | 735 | 5 | |
| 1970s | 594 | 561 | 33 | |
| 1980s | 553 | 496 | 57 | |
| 1990s | 588 | 502 | 86 | |
| 2000s | 881 | 764 | 117 | |
| 2010s | 6,722 | 4,358 | 2,364 | |
| 2020s | 5,483 | 4,032 | 1,451 | |
Royal by State
Birth registrations for Royal span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in West Virginia, Delaware, Idaho. On average, about 373 Royals were registered per state.
Royal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Royal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Royal
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Royal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Royal?
We estimate approximately 17,150 people named Royal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 19,986 Americans share this first name.
Is Royal a common name?
Royal is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 23,603 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Royal most popular?
Royal reached peak popularity in 2021, when 1,213 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Royal is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Royal a male name?
Royal is predominantly male. 82.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Royal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Royal Smith, Royal Johnson, Royal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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