Roy

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Roy is both a given name and a family surname with varied origins.

From Wikipedia

Roy first appears in the data in 1955 and has been recorded in 5 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1955 with 62 babies (rank #99 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Roy

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Roy yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

74
Total babies (all years)
5
Years in the data
62
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
195562#99
20141#2,088
20153#468
20165#320
20173#483