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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 74 babies (rank #407 that year). In 2024 it was given to 59 boys (rank #500). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

1,511

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

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

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Roy in 2024

Other boys' names starting with R

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	65	#361
1992	63	#377
1993	57	#399
1994	32	#529
1995	55	#415
1996	30	#611
1997	40	#502
1998	43	#471
1999	38	#505
2000	32	#590
2001	40	#508
2002	38	#527
2003	36	#587
2004	30	#680
2005	35	#631
2006	39	#599
2007	33	#700
2008	33	#715
2009	36	#701
2010	32	#762
2011	39	#647
2012	31	#775
2013	37	#686
2014	49	#562
2015	47	#575
2016	48	#575
2017	66	#452
2018	47	#583
2019	54	#532
2020	48	#559
2021	74	#407
2022	61	#461
2023	44	#619
2024	59	#500