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Royal
Rank in 2024
#427
Born in 2024
738
Peak year
2021 · #370
Origin
English
Also recorded for girls:192 in 2024 (#1,221)
1880 to 2024
RisingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 738 boys were named Royal, about 1 in every 2,324.
- It peaked in 2021 with 884 babies, ranked #370.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 19,413 boys have been named Royal since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Royal per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0.2Greatest1901–27
- 0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- 0.4Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 3,261 babies, 0.20 per 1,000. Silent: 2,509 babies, 0.12 per 1,000. Boomers: 2,008 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen X: 937 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Millennials: 798 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,398 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 7,904 babies, 0.36 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
A habitational surname, shaped by folk etymology, from places in England, Riehale, Righale, Ryhill and Ryall, Old English ryge (“rye”) + hyll (“hill”), and Royle, rā (“roe”) + hyll (“hill”). ==== Proper noun ==== Royal (plural Royals) A surname from Old English. A male given name from English from the surname ==== Noun ==== Royal (plural Royals) (soccer) someone connected with Reading Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
- A male given name from English from the surname
- A male given name from the word "royal".
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- Not recorded
From Wiktionary’s entry for Royal, CC BY-SA 4.0.