Royalty

Royalty: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “royal status”
Origin: English
Say it: ROY-uhl-tee · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls (93% of all uses)

Modern English word-name from 'royalty'. It is a recent given-name use rather than a traditional inherited personal name.

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How popular is Royalty?

2024128 per million US babies

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Babies named Royalty in 2024427

2024 rank#713 girls

Peak year2019

Total US babies since 18807,369

Royalty is rising: use over the last five years is 15.0× what it was a decade earlier.

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Royalty questions

What does the name Royalty mean?

Royalty means "royal status". It comes from English. Modern English word-name from 'royalty'. It is a recent given-name use rather than a traditional inherited personal name.

Is Royalty a boy or girl name?

Royalty is mainly a girl's name in US records (93% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Royalty?

427 US babies were named Royalty in 2024. Its peak year was 2019.

How do you pronounce Royalty?

Royalty is usually pronounced ROY-uhl-tee.

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.