Roy
Pronounced R OY1 (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1947
- 145 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Roy?
Roy is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 411,485 children — the 88th most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1947, when 7,566 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Roi and Roye — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Roy and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Roi
- Roye
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- R OY1
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Roy
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Roy
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Roy?
- Roy ranks 88th among boys' names in US records, with 411,485 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,425.
- Is Roy a unisex name?
- No. Roy is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Roy most popular?
- 1947, when 7,566 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Roy spelled?
- Roi, Roye. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.