Royle
Royle is a surname. The surname may derive from Ryal in Northumberland, England.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Royle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Royle is a surname. The surname may derive from Ryal in Northumberland, England.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Royle
The earliest SSA record of Royle as a baby boy name dates back to 1913, when 6 babies received it. 1930 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Royle — #3,022 in the national rankings. About 24% of every Royle on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Royle last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 46 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 Royle
Royle is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 46 births in the dataset. Royle's peak popularity came in 1930 when it ranked #3,022. Use the chart and map above to compare Royle'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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