Royale
Royale is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Royale
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Royale is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Royale
As a girl name
American parents first put Royale on the record books as a girl name in 1977, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 72 Royales were born — ranking #2,456 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 44% of all recorded Royales. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,258 among girl names with 49 births, falling sharply (-16%). In total, more than 998 Royales have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Royale on the record books as a boy name in 1982, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 54 Royales were born — ranking #2,462 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 44% of all recorded Royales. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,094 among boy names with 40 births, gradually rising (+6%). In total, more than 734 Royales have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Royale
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Royale. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Royale
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About the name Royale
Royale is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 998 births in the dataset. Royale's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #2,456. Use the chart and map above to compare Royale's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.