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Royal
OriginEnglish word name
Meaning"royal"
GenderBoy
US Rank#476
Top 1000
NB Rank#898
On Nameberry
About Royal
The name Royal is currently ranked #476 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #279 in 1889. The name is most popular in ROYAL, ROYAL, and ROYAL. Royal is occasionally used for girls in 2025.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #570 | 489 | 254.6 |
| 2015 | #467 | 648 | 338.1 |
| 2016 | #461 | 662 | 348.8 |
| 2017 | #505 | 576 | 311.2 |
| 2018 | #482 | 610 | 335.9 |
| 2019 | #459 | 653 | 363.9 |
| 2020 | #405 | 738 | 427.6 |
| 2021 | #370 | 884 | 505.3 |
| 2022 | #370 | 878 | 502.9 |
| 2023 | #401 | 794 | 464.2 |
| 2024 | #427 | 738 | 428.4 |
| 2025 | #476 | 640 | 374.7 |
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- Royal Edward Dano
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- Royal Eason Ingersoll
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- Royal Rife
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- Royal Wilder
brother,in,law of American novelist Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Royal Lamar
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Royal in pop culture
- Nathan Royal Scott
main character "One Tree Hill"
- Royal Gardner
from Lucy Maud Montgomery's "Anne of the Island"
- Royal Tenenbaum
main character in Wes Anderson's "The Royal Tenenbaums"
- Royal Gould Wilder
character in the Little House series
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