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Roy

Boy's name · #525 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Roy is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1889, when it ranked #18. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 409,000 boys since 1880, ranked #525 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 37 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#306 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #324 in Sweden (2025) · #409 in Ecuador (2025) · #663 in Switzerland (2025) · #732 in England & Wales (2025) · #738 in Netherlands (2025) · #807 in Austria (2025) · #1,021 in Ireland (2025) · #1,396 in France (2025) · #1,519 in Belgium (2025) · #500 in Canada (2024).

Famous Roys

• Roy J. Glauber — American theoretical physicist (1925–2018)
• Roy Orbison — American musician (1936–1988)
• Roy Keane — Irish football manager (born 1971)
• Roy Lichtenstein — American pop artist (1923–1997)
• Roy Scheider — American actor (1932–2008)

In stories & tradition

• Roy Harper — The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (TV series)
• Roy Mustang — Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)
• Roy Geary^nl — Prison Break (TV series)

What Roys become

Among 2,983 notable people named Roy:

Sports figures appear 1.65× more often than among typical names — e.g. Roy Makaay, Dutch footballer (born 1975).

Similar names: Houston · Ross · Troy · Davis · Ronnie · Barry

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