Roy

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

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 — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Ted Lasso: Roy Kent — the captain
In Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood: Roy Mustang — the Flame Alchemist

Famous people named Roy

Roy J. Glauberuniversity teacher · b. 1925
Roy Orbisonvocalist · b. 1936
Roy Keaneassociation football player · b. 1971
Roy Lichtensteinlithographer · b. 1923
Roy Scheiderboxer · b. 1932

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1955	62	#99
2014	1	#2,088
2015	3	#468
2016	5	#320
2017	3	#483