Roy

Roy

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 1941 and has been recorded in 62 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1989 with 893 babies (rank #10 that year). It was not in the 2017 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.

20,687

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

893

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1941	2	#11
1942	2	#39
1955	33	#275
1956	31	#286
1957	31	#290
1958	43	#251
1959	33	#296
1960	48	#252
1961	78	#204
1962	70	#221
1963	73	#209
1964	104	#180
1965	150	#134
1966	147	#138
1967	161	#127
1968	191	#111
1969	234	#106
1970	282	#92
1971	307	#81
1972	418	#58
1973	362	#60
1974	384	#56
1975	375	#59
1976	410	#52
1977	427	#48
1978	549	#32
1979	564	#30
1980	614	#27
1981	635	#25
1982	547	#28
1983	595	#26
1984	618	#25
1985	724	#17
1986	673	#26
1987	748	#16
1988	832	#12
1989	893	#10
1990	871	#11
1991	774	#19
1992	709	#19
1993	604	#26
1994	666	#18
1995	545	#30
1996	490	#36
1997	451	#37
1998	440	#39
1999	409	#47
2000	370	#54
2001	340	#56
2002	305	#64
2003	275	#68
2004	196	#100
2005	154	#121
2006	132	#135
2007	88	#188
2008	108	#159
2009	104	#157
2010	83	#183
2011	66	#223
2012	49	#268
2013	43	#291
2014	27	#377

Year

Babies

Rank

1941

#11

1942

#39

1955

#275

1956

#286

1957

#290

1958

#251

1959

#296

1960

#252

1961

#204

1962

#221

1963

#209

1964

104

#180

1965

150

#134

1966

147

#138

1967

161

#127

1968

191

#111

1969

234

#106

1970

282

#92

1971

307

#81

1972

418

#58

1973

362

#60

1974

384

#56

1975

375

#59

1976

410

#52

1977

427

#48

1978

549

#32

1979

564

#30

1980

614

#27

1981

635

#25

1982

547

#28

1983

595

#26

1984

618

#25

1985

724

#17

1986

673

#26

1987

748

#16

1988

832

#12

1989

893

#10

1990

871

#11

1991

774

#19

1992

709

#19

1993

604

#26

1994

666

#18

1995

545

#30

1996

490

#36

1997

451

#37

1998

440

#39

1999

409

#47

2000

370

#54

2001

340

#56

2002

305

#64

2003

275

#68

2004

196

#100

2005

154

#121

2006

132

#135

2007

#188

2008

108

#159

2009

104

#157

2010

#183

2011

#223

2012

#268

2013

#291

2014

#377

Meaning

Numerology of Roy

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Famous people named Roy

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Other boys' names starting with R

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