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Royal

Unisex English #995 in 2023

Royal is a unisex name of English origin.

Meaning of Royal

A habitational surname, shaped by folk etymology, from places in England, Riehale, Righale, Ryhill and Ryall, ryge + hyll, and Royle, rā + hyll.

Popularity of Royal

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,050 births in 2023

1880 2023

22,673 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2021

1,213 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Boy · Germanic

Bright fame; from 'hrod' (fame) and 'beraht' (bright)

Boy · Germanic languages

From Rycharde, from Richard, from Richardus and Ricohardus, from Rīkahard, from Rīkaharduz, a construction Cognate with t=Richard

Boy · Germanic languages

Anglicized from Raghnall, itself derived from Rǫgnvaldr, from rǫgn + valdr, later partly merged with the Continental Germanic equivalent Reynold

Little king; descendant of Rían

Girl · English

Popular in the 1960s and the 1970s

A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh

Boy · Germanic languages

A number of places elsewhere

From Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from, from gloss=broom shrub + gloss=hill, dune

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.