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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 53 babies (rank #401 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

585

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
1996	53	#401
1997	49	#424
1998	34	#551
1999	28	#635
2000	23	#769
2001	27	#682
2002	31	#650
2003	25	#828
2004	31	#743
2005	21	#1,039
2006	18	#1,211
2007	21	#1,157
2008	30	#913
2009	26	#1,029
2010	31	#936
2011	22	#1,198
2012	20	#1,305
2013	17	#1,449
2014	27	#1,056
2015	28	#1,036
2016	23	#1,221