Roya: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,379

among girls · ↑389 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Roya · +23% vs 2024

How common

1 in 21,148

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2025

76 babies

All-time total

1,623

#5,417 all-time among girls

First recorded

1955

in Social Security records

Roya popularity over time

1,623 babies have been named Roya since 1955, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
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1950s	19	2	–	#4,565
1960s	42	4	+121%	#5,368
1970s	99	10	+136%	#3,749
1980s	234	23	+136%	#2,802
1990s	275	28	+18%	#3,134
2000s	219	22	-20%	#4,681
2010s	392	39	+79%	#2,958
2020s (to 2025)	343	57	+46%	#2,379

Where Roya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	80	0.05	outside top 500
2027	84	0.05	outside top 500
2028	87	0.05	outside top 500
2029	90	0.06	outside top 500
2030	92	0.06	outside top 500

Where Roya is most popular

Girls named Roya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.037 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Washington, and Florida.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Roya born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
California	62	0.074	+100%
Washington	10	0.069	+88%
Florida	17	0.040	+8%
Virginia	5	0.029	-20%
Illinois	5	0.022	-41%
New York	7	0.018	-52%
Alaska	–	–	–
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Roya

Roya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,379 in 2025 with 76 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1955, 1,623 American babies have been named Roya. Its peak came in 2025, when 76 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Roya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Roya?

The median living Roya is about 18 years old; half are between 7 and 35. An estimated 1,600 people named Roya are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Roya year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	76	#2,379
2024	62	#2,768
2023	73	#2,462
2022	47	#3,407
2021	41	#3,725
2020	44	#3,489
2019	53	#3,078
2018	56	#2,958
2017	52	#3,130
2016	45	#3,512
2015	50	#3,292
2014	49	#3,315
2013	23	#5,798
2012	19	#6,829
2011	24	#5,694
2010	21	#6,343
2009	20	#6,767
2008	27	#5,405
2007	21	#6,505
2006	13	#9,171
2005	29	#4,681
2004	25	#5,182
2003	22	#5,561
2002	17	#6,638
2001	20	#5,769
2000	25	#4,761
1995	34	#3,347
1990	36	#3,134
1985	21	#3,955
1980	18	#4,272
1975	6	#8,776
1970	6	#7,786
1965	7	#5,703
1960	5	#7,116
1955	5	#6,548
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Famous people named Roya

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

1 Roya Hakakian Iranian American author b. 1966 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Roya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Roya?

The median living Roya is about 18 years old. Half of all living Royas are between 7 and 35 years old.

How many people named Roya are alive today?

An estimated 1,600 people named Roya are alive in the United States, based on 1,623 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Roya in 2025?

Roya ranked #2,379 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 76 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Roya?

1,623 babies have been named Roya in the United States since 1955, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Roya most popular?

Roya peaked in 2025, when 76 newborns received the name.

Is Roya a boy or girl name?

Roya is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Roya rising or falling?

Roya is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Roya become more popular?

Roya is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 92 girls named Roya in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Roya?

Well-known people named Roya include Roya Hakakian (writer).

Names like Roya

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