Royal
Pronounced R OY1 AH0 L (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2021
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Royal?
Royal is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 23,672 children — the 770th most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: about four times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2021, when 884 children were given it.
Royall is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Royal and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Royall
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- R OY1 AH0 L
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Royal
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Royal
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Royal?
- Royal ranks 770th among boys' names in US records, with 23,672 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,202.
- Is Royal a unisex name?
- No. Royal is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Royal most popular?
- 2021, when 884 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Royal spelled?
- Royall. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.