boy's name
Royce
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 36,898
the United States
#499
2025 births
Royce is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 626 babies in the United States, ranking #499. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2019, when 857 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 5,296 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1892.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Royce over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 43 |
| 1900s | 77 |
| 1910s | 862 |
| 1920s | 2,437 |
| 1930s | 3,345 |
| 1940s | 3,883 |
| 1950s | 3,879 |
| 1960s | 2,668 |
| 1970s | 1,924 |
| 1980s | 2,020 |
| 1990s | 1,877 |
| 2000s | 1,845 |
| 2010s | 6,272 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 4,530 |
How popular is Royce?
In 2025, Royce was given to 626 babies in the United States, ranking #499 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Royce is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Royce
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Royce also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Royce over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Royce
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Royce — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Royce
How popular is the name Royce?
In 2025, Royce was given to 626 babies in the United States, ranking #499 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Royce a girl's or a boy's name?
Royce is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Royce?
Royce has 1 syllable.
When was Royce most popular?
Royce peaked in 2019, when 857 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Royce a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Royce currently ranks #435 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.