Roye
The Story of Roye
As a girl name
American parents first put Roye on the record books as a girl name in 1910, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1944, when 7 Royes were born — ranking #3,687 that year. About 88% of every Roye on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Roye last appeared in the published SSA data in 1949, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 43 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Roye on the record books as a boy name in 1914, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 9 Royes were born — ranking #2,950 that year. About 28% of every Roye on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Roye last appeared in the published SSA data in 1970, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 162 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Roye
Roye is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 162 births in the dataset. Roye's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #2,950. Use the chart and map above to compare Roye'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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