Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2019

Royalty

Gender Unisex · 93% girls Rank 2025 #782 Trend ↓ Falling 49%
Rank 2025
#782
among girls · ↓69 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
375
named Royalty · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,632
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
980 babies
All-time total
7,751
#2,036 all-time among girls
First recorded
2001
in Social Security records

Royalty popularity over time

7,751 babies have been named Royalty since 2001, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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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
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2000s 74 19 93 9 – #7,015
2010s 3,534 276 3,810 381 +3997% #339
2020s (to 2025) 3,617 231 3,848 641 +68% #387

Where Royalty 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 310 0.19 outside top 500
2027 281 0.17 outside top 500
2028 259 0.16 outside top 500
2029 241 0.15 outside top 500
2030 227 0.14 outside top 500

Where Royalty is most popular

Girls named Royalty per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.348 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Louisiana, and South Carolina.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Royalty 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
Mississippi 109 2.33 +570%
Louisiana 93 1.06 +205%
South Carolina 89 0.990 +185%
Alabama 91 0.969 +179%
Arkansas 51 0.965 +177%
Georgia 196 0.863 +148%
Nevada 33 0.710 +104%
Wisconsin 65 0.631 +81%
Tennessee 97 0.612 +76%
Missouri 73 0.606 +74%
North Carolina 137 0.602 +73%
Illinois 136 0.594 +71%
Ohio 132 0.556 +60%
Delaware 6 0.529 +52%
Florida 220 0.514 +48%
Maryland 54 0.510 +46%
Michigan 85 0.467 +34%
District of Columbia 5 0.422 +21%
Indiana 59 0.420 +21%
Virginia 70 0.411 +18%
Texas 307 0.382 +10%
Pennsylvania 88 0.372 +7%
Kentucky 27 0.316 -9%
Connecticut 18 0.309 -11%
New York 112 0.283 -19%
New Jersey 50 0.277 -20%
Oklahoma 19 0.258 -26%
Minnesota 27 0.250 -28%
Iowa 14 0.240 -31%
Kansas 12 0.208 -40%
California 136 0.162 -54%
Arizona 17 0.121 -65%
Washington 11 0.076 -78%
Massachusetts 6 0.050 -86%
Colorado 5 0.045 -87%
Alaska – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Royalty

Royalty is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #782 in 2025 with 347 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2001, 7,751 American babies have been named Royalty, about 93% girls and 7% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2019, when 980 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Royalty stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Royalty?

The median living Royalty is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 8. An estimated 7,700 people named Royalty are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Royalty 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 347 #782 28 #3,928
2024 394 #713 34 #3,443
2023 532 #562 41 #3,052
2022 740 #428 46 #2,824
2021 810 #387 34 #3,410
2020 794 #392 48 #2,651
2019 937 #339 43 #2,892
2018 850 #370 53 #2,468
2017 757 #420 43 #2,833
2016 584 #535 40 #2,977
2015 221 #1,151 31 #3,573
2014 63 #2,775 23 #4,371
2013 44 #3,563 11 #7,455
2012 28 #5,084 12 #6,951
2011 27 #5,180 11 #7,406
2010 23 #5,939 9 #8,660
2009 19 #7,015 8 #9,696
2008 17 #7,680 5 #14,201
2007 12 #10,026 – –
2006 10 #11,254 6 #11,766
2005 10 #10,766 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Royalty?

The median living Royalty is about 6 years old. Half of all living Royaltys are between 3 and 8 years old.

How many people named Royalty are alive today?

An estimated 7,700 people named Royalty are alive in the United States, based on 7,751 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Royalty in 2025?

Royalty ranked #782 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 347 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Royalty?

7,751 babies have been named Royalty in the United States since 2001, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Royalty most popular?

Royalty peaked in 2019, when 980 newborns received the name.

Is Royalty a boy or girl name?

Royalty is used for both: about 93% of babies named Royalty have been girls and 7% boys.

Is the name Royalty rising or falling?

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

Will Royalty become more popular?

Royalty is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 227 girls named Royalty 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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