NameData
Name file · Girl · SSA 1880–2024
Roy
Roy is a girl's name.
○ Now rarethe Greatest Generation
2,693
Total named
66
Avg ageestimated
1927
Peak year
Unranked
Rank in 2024
Roy peaked in 1927, when about 69 girls were given the name. It's now too rare to crack the top of the SSA charts at all. Most people named Roy today are around 66 years old (estimated) — squarely the Greatest Generation. In all, roughly 2,693 girls have been named Roy since record-keeping began in 1885.

📈 Popularity over time

How many girls were named Roy each year, 1880–2024.
Peak: 192769 girls1900192019401960198020002020

♀ ♂ A shared name

Roy is given to both girls and boys. Among everyone with this name:
1% girls
99% boys

↔ Names from the same era

Other girls' names that peaked around the same time as Roy:
MadeleneLudieSantosErisRozellaElvie
Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain), 1880–2024. Average age is estimated from a survival curve, not actuarial tables.
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How we read a name

Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Social Security Administration's public-domain record of names given to babies born in the United States from 1880 to 2024. The SSA only counts a name in a year if at least five babies received it.

Popularity & rank

The trajectory shows how many girls were named Roy each year. The peak year is simply the year that count was highest, and the rank is where the name sat among all girls' names in 2024.

Estimated average age

We estimate the typical age of living people with this name by combining how many were born each year with a rough survival curve. It's a useful approximation for "how old does this name feel," not a precise actuarial figure — that's why we always label it estimated.

For general informational and entertainment purposes only. Counts reflect U.S. SSA card applications and may differ from total births. Figures are rounded.