Roy
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Roy
We've seen Ray regain his cool, but could this country/cowboy name epitomized by Roy Rogers (born Leonard Slye), Acuff, and Clark, do the same?
Roy for boys#525 US
Roy came into use in the late nineteenth century, probably influenced by the main character of Sir Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy, in which the historical character Robert M'ac Gregor is nicknamed Roy for his red hair.
There have been lots of notable non-country namesakes, including baseball's Roy Campanella, humorist Roy Blunt, Jr., Walt's brother and partner Roy Disney, singer Roy Orbison and pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. Roy Hobbs was the protagonist of the Malamud novel The Natural, played in the film by Robert Redford.
Roy was also the first name of clothing designer Halston.
Roy for girls
If girls have adopted Ray, why not Roy.
Pronounced ROY.
As of October 2026, Roy ranked #525 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #18 in 1891, Nameberry popularity #343.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #531 | 525 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #533 | 534 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #540 | 539 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #535 | 529 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #541 | 520 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #565 | 494 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #573 | 486 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #551 | 519 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #576 | 508 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #556 | 526 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #541 | 552 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #525 | 570 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Famous Roys
- Roy ChoiBoy
Korean American chef
- Roy Kelton OrbisonBoy
American rock 'n' roll singer
- Roy David McMillanBoy
American baseball player
- Roy Fox LichtensteinBoy
American pop artist
- Harry Leroy "Roy" Halladay IIIBoy
American baseball player
- Roy Claxton AcuffBoy
American country music singer
- Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye)Boy
American Western actor/singer
- Roy Horn (born Uwe Ludwig Horn)Boy
German,American magician of Siegfried & Roy
- Roy Alton Blount Jr.Boy
American humor writer
- Roy Jay GlauberBoy
American theoretical physicist and Nobel prize winner
- Roy CampanellaBoy
American baseball player
- Roy Richard ScheiderBoy
American actor
- Roy Oliver DisneyBoy
American co,founder of Walt Disney Co.; brother of Walt Disney
- Roy Edward DisneyBoy
American executive of Walt Disney Co.; nephew of Walt Disney
- Roy Frank "RJ" Mitte IIIBoy
American actor
- Roy Lane MarbleBoy
American basketball player
- Roy Frederick SmalleyBoy
Jr. and III, American baseball players
- Roy DupuisBoy
French,Canadian actor
- Roy Marcus CohnBoy
American McCarthy,era attorney
- Roy Halston FrowickBoy
American fashion designer
- Roy Kent HeadBoy
American singer
- Roy WilkinsBoy
American civil rights activist
- Roy FeganBoy
American actor
- Roy LichtensteinBoy
Pop art artist
- Roy Linzee Tutill (b. 1954)Boy
14 year old British boy who was raped and then strangled to death in 1968
Roy in pop culture
- RoyBoy
protagonist in the video game "Fire Emblem: Sword of Seals"
- Roy TrennemanBoy
character on "The IT Crowd"
- Roy MustangBoy
character from the manga/anime "Fullmetal Alchemist"
- Roy DillonBoy
from movie "The Grifters" played by John Cusack
- Roy WallyBoy
character in National Lampoon's "Vacation"
- Roy AndersonBoy
character on US TV series "The Office"
- Roy DeSotoBoy
character on TV show "Emergency"
- Roy G. Bivolo aka Rainbow RaiderBoy
character on TV's "The Flash"
- Roy HarperBoy
DC Comics superhero named Arsenal, also character on the CW tv series "Arrow", based on the Green Arrow comics, played by Colton Haynes
- RoyBoy
character in the video game "Harvest Moon: Animal Parade"
- Roy BattyBoy
antagonist of the 1982 film "Blade Runner"
- Roy RoosterBoy
character in the "U.S. Acres" comic strip & "U.S. Acres" Segment of "Garfield and Friends" cartoon show
- Roy KentBoy
character in the show "Ted Lasso"
- Roy TimberlakeGirl
Olivia de Havilland's character in "In This Our Life"