Royce
The Story of Royce
As a girl name
Royce first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 74 Royces were born — ranking #2,431 that year. As of 2026, Royce ranks #5,330 for girls with 24 births, falling sharply (-50%). In total, more than 3K Royces have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Royce first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1892, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 809 Royces were born — ranking #392 that year. As of 2026, Royce ranks #471 for boys with 665 births, gradually falling (-5%). In total, more than 34K Royces have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Royce
Royce is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 34K births in the dataset. Royce's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #283. Use the chart and map above to compare Royce'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 .
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