Boy name Old French origin

Roy

ROY · 3 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
King
Language
Old French
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
regal · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#541
2024 births552
Peak year1947
First appeared1880
Total US births408,050
1947 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
Roi

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Roy Orbison
Roy Rogers
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