How Many People Are Named Royce?
An estimated 25,403 people in the United States have the first name Royce. It is predominantly male (92.9%). The average bearer is 37 years old, and Royce peaked in popularity in 2019 with 857 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Royce 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 Royce paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
25,403
About 1 in 13,493 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
92.9% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
2019
857 births
Total Registered
35,031
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Royce
Royce is predominantly male (92.9%), though 2,488 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Royce as a male name
Ranked #462 in 2024
669 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (809 births)
Royce as a female name
Ranked #4,347 in 2024
33 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (74 births)
Royce: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Royce span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 6,271 babies were registered. While Royce is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Royce by Decade
How has Royce 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 43 | 43 | 0 | |
| 1900s | 77 | 77 | 0 | |
| 1910s | 862 | 822 | 40 | |
| 1920s | 2,437 | 2,252 | 185 | |
| 1930s | 3,345 | 3,113 | 232 | |
| 1940s | 3,883 | 3,456 | 427 | |
| 1950s | 3,879 | 3,492 | 387 | |
| 1960s | 2,668 | 2,451 | 217 | |
| 1970s | 1,924 | 1,809 | 115 | |
| 1980s | 2,020 | 1,937 | 83 | |
| 1990s | 1,877 | 1,820 | 57 | |
| 2000s | 1,845 | 1,806 | 39 | |
| 2010s | 6,271 | 5,782 | 489 | |
| 2020s | 3,900 | 3,683 | 217 | |
Royce by State
Birth registrations for Royce span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Wyoming, West Virginia, North Dakota. On average, about 598 Royces were registered per state.
Royce + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Royce as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Royce: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Royce?
We estimate approximately 25,403 people named Royce 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 13,493 Americans share this first name.
Is Royce a common name?
Royce is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 35,031 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Royce most popular?
Royce reached peak popularity in 2019, when 857 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Royce is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Royce a male name?
Royce is predominantly male. 92.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Royce Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Royce Smith, Royce Johnson, Royce 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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