Royd

Boy · recorded 1917–1979

  • 1979last recorded
  • 1917best year

Most popular in 1917.

Last recorded in 1979. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Royd.

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Its story

Popularity since 1917

03519171933194819641979

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 9 recorded years as a table
Royd, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19175
19513
19612
19633
19673
19693
19704
19724
19795

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Royd isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1979
8
Rank in 1979
#4,403
How rare
1 in 215,192 boys
Since 1917
55

Royd was last recorded in 1979. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1917, at 5 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Royd doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.