How popular is the name Royce?

Royce ranks 608th among boys' names in US records, with 35,067 births since 1892. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,032.

Is Royce a unisex name?

No. Royce is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2021, when 809 children were given the name. It has been in use for 133 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Royse. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#608 of boy names

Pronounced R OY1 S (ARPABET)

Royce is a boys' name, and first appears in 1892. It has been given to 35,067 children — the 608th most common boys' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 100% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2021, when 809 children were given it.

Royse is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

2021Boys: 809Girls: 49

These spellings sound identical to Royce and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Royce?: Royce ranks 608th among boys' names in US records, with 35,067 births since 1892. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,032.
Is Royce a unisex name?: No. Royce is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Royce most popular?: 2021, when 809 children were given the name. It has been in use for 133 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Royce spelled?: Royse. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.