Royalty
Royalty is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Royalty
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Royalty 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 Royalty
As a girl name
Royalty first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2001, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 937 Royaltys were born — ranking #339 that year. As of 2026, Royalty ranks #811 for girls with 340 births, falling sharply (-42%). In total, more than 8K Royaltys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Royalty first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2006, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 53 Royaltys were born — ranking #2,444 that year. As of 2026, Royalty ranks #3,461 for boys with 34 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 567 Royaltys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Royalty
Royalty is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Royalty's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #339. Use the chart and map above to compare Royalty'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.