Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2021

Royale

Gender Unisex · 58% girls Rank 2025 #4,732 Trend ↓ Falling 28%
Rank 2025
#4,732
among girls · ↓1,515 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
52
named Royale · -41% vs 2024
How common
1 in 55,423
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
115 babies
All-time total
1,608
#7,894 all-time among girls
First recorded
1977
in Social Security records

Royale popularity over time

1,608 babies have been named Royale since 1977, 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
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 18 – 18 2 – #9,357
1980s 24 25 49 5 +172% #8,754
1990s 92 77 169 17 +245% #6,182
2000s 51 61 112 11 -34% #10,655
2010s 444 249 693 69 +519% #2,475
2020s (to 2025) 301 266 567 95 +36% #2,844

Where Royale 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 27 0.02 outside top 500
2027 25 0.02 outside top 500
2028 24 0.01 outside top 500
2029 23 0.01 outside top 500
2030 22 0.01 outside top 500

Where Royale is most popular

Girls named Royale per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.030 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Georgia, 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 Royale 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
Louisiana 7 0.080 +163%
Georgia 12 0.053 +73%
Florida 18 0.042 +38%
New York 7 0.018 -42%
Texas 5 0.006 -80%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Royale

Royale is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,732 in 2025 with 29 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1977, 1,608 American babies have been named Royale, about 58% girls and 42% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2021, when 115 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 Royale stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Royale?

The median living Royale is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 13. An estimated 1,600 people named Royale are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Royale year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 29 #4,732 23 #4,511
2024 50 #3,217 38 #3,205
2023 53 #3,133 48 #2,724
2022 55 #3,026 55 #2,511
2021 60 #2,844 55 #2,458
2020 54 #3,005 47 #2,685
2019 66 #2,646 40 #3,041
2018 72 #2,475 35 #3,292
2017 52 #3,131 32 #3,503
2016 68 #2,615 29 #3,756
2015 71 #2,549 35 #3,291
2014 53 #3,134 27 #3,869
2013 22 #5,973 21 #4,585
2012 15 #8,139 12 #6,950
2011 14 #8,540 9 #8,638
2010 11 #10,325 9 #8,659
2009 9 #12,252 14 #6,366
2008 11 #10,655 17 #5,441
2007 8 #13,675 5 #13,998
2006 9 #12,222 11 #7,324
2005 – – – –
2004 – – – –
2003 – – – –
2002 – – – –
2001 7 #13,192 5 #11,955
2000 7 #12,857 9 #7,285
1995 12 #7,415 12 #5,061
1990 5 #14,722 8 #6,301
1985 – – 6 #6,378
1980 5 #11,727 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
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1960 – – – –
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1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Royale?

The median living Royale is about 8 years old. Half of all living Royales are between 4 and 13 years old.

How many people named Royale are alive today?

An estimated 1,600 people named Royale are alive in the United States, based on 1,608 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Royale in 2025?

Royale ranked #4,732 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 29 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Royale?

1,608 babies have been named Royale in the United States since 1977, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Royale most popular?

Royale peaked in 2021, when 115 newborns received the name.

Is Royale a boy or girl name?

Royale is used for both: about 58% of babies named Royale have been girls and 42% boys.

Is the name Royale rising or falling?

Royale has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Royale become more popular?

Royale is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 22 girls named Royale in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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