Royal: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “kingly”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- ROY-uhl · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (82% of all uses)
From the English word royal, from Old French roial and ultimately Latin regalis. It has been used as an English given name and surname.
How popular is Royal?
Babies named Royal in 2024930
2024 rank#427 boys
Peak year2021
Total US babies since 188023,603
Royal is rising: use over the last five years is 3.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Royal
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Royal questions
What does the name Royal mean?
Royal means "kingly". It comes from English. From the English word royal, from Old French roial and ultimately Latin regalis. It has been used as an English given name and surname.
Is Royal a boy or girl name?
Royal is mainly a boy's name in US records (82% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Royal?
930 US babies were named Royal in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.
How do you pronounce Royal?
Royal is usually pronounced ROY-uhl.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.