How Many People Are Named Royden?
An estimated 437 people in the United States have the first name Royden. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Royden peaked in popularity in 1918 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Royden 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 Royden paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
437
About 1 in 784,335 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1918
21 births
Total Registered
879
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Royden
Royden is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 879 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Royden as a male name
Ranked #13,802 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (21 births)
Royden: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Royden span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 151 babies were registered. Royden has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Royden by Decade
How has Royden 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.
Royden by State
Royden + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Royden as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Royden: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Royden?
We estimate approximately 437 people named Royden 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 784,335 Americans share this first name.
Is Royden a common name?
Royden is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 879 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Royden most popular?
Royden reached peak popularity in 1918, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Royden is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Royden a male name?
Royden is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Royden Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Royden Smith, Royden Johnson, Royden 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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