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Gender: Historical gender:: Usage over the past 5 years:

Boys - 100% (3,494 births)

Girls - 0% (0 births)

Source: US SSA data
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Origin:: Scottish variant of the Gaelic/Celtic name Ruadh
Meaning:: Red

Origin:: English
Meaning:: Short form of names containing "roy"

More info:: Roy is a Scottish variant of the Gaelic/Celtic name Ruadh meaning "red." Ruadh was also frequently used as a nickname for someone who had red hair.

Roy may also be a short form of the French names Elroy and Leroy, with the element "roy" deriving from the French word "roi" meaning "king."

Famous bearers include the American singer and cowboy actor Roy Rogers.

Pronunciation:: ROY

Form of:: Ruadh

Variants:

Laroy

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Popularity:: Ranks 561st in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby boy names. Show popularity chart

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Popularity of Roy (Source: US SSA)

Rank

Overall Boys Girls

Year

Since 1880 Roy was chosen 404,145 times as a name, 2,680 times for girls and 401,465 times for boys

Year	Overall Rank	Girls Rank	Boys Rank	Girls Births	Boys Births
2012	1,173	-	561	-	461
2011	1,208	-	565	-	440
2010	1,209	-	558	-	448
2009	1,193	-	563	-	468
2008	1,051	-	495	-	551
2007	1,058	-	495	-	533
2006	961	-	455	-	593
2005	1,013	-	473	-	529
2004	986	-	467	-	541
2003	937	-	442	-	568
2002	921	-	439	-	564
2001	904	-	427	-	571
2000	845	-	401	-	633
1999	824	-	393	-	635
1998	790	-	382	-	653
1997	708	-	344	-	747
1996	715	-	346	-	717
1995	696	-	336	-	729
1994	630	-	307	-	858
1993	604	-	306	-	895
1992	566	-	286	-	989
1991	492	-	247	-	1,123
1990	467	-	236	-	1,223
1989	438	7,339	217	11	1,256
1988	444	7,011	220	11	1,160
1987	410	4,826	203	17	1,257
1986	400	6,991	197	10	1,283
1985	377	4,598	186	17	1,379
1984	374	4,279	182	18	1,381
1983	363	4,830	176	15	1,451
1982	343	6,259	167	11	1,615
1981	321	5,502	157	13	1,726
1980	308	3,576	153	23	1,777
1979	308	4,567	150	16	1,752
1978	300	4,208	147	17	1,798
1977	287	3,057	141	26	1,911
1976	283	4,540	139	14	1,871
1975	261	4,312	122	15	2,122
1974	254	3,655	122	18	2,188
1973	249	3,920	117	16	2,235
1972	240	3,849	113	16	2,478
1971	233	3,621	110	18	2,956
1970	237	3,999	108	15	3,035
1969	225	3,078	105	20	3,005
1968	204	2,235	94	30	3,183
1967	202	2,361	95	27	3,272
1966	193	2,557	94	23	3,521
1965	198	3,025	95	18	3,786
1964	193	2,184	91	31	4,147
1963	189	2,595	89	23	4,436
1962	192	2,200	90	30	4,480
1961	180	2,289	83	28	4,959
1960	173	2,087	81	31	5,245
1959	175	1,904	81	35	5,177
1958	163	2,108	75	29	5,517
1957	142	1,894	65	34	6,062
1956	140	2,444	62	22	6,128
1955	128	1,492	58	47	6,313
1954	123	1,763	56	35	6,492
1953	117	1,817	54	31	6,646
1952	118	1,741	55	33	6,519
1951	113	1,577	52	37	6,439
1950	106	1,709	51	31	6,459
1949	107	1,762	51	30	6,605
1948	97	1,853	49	27	7,062
1947	96	1,690	48	33	7,549
1946	88	1,460	43	37	6,916
1945	81	1,653	40	26	6,177
1944	81	1,361	39	36	6,531
1943	78	1,142	38	51	6,923
1942	87	1,190	42	45	6,307
1941	82	1,238	39	38	5,942
1940	82	1,214	42	37	5,565
1939	83	1,465	42	27	5,153
1938	81	1,641	41	23	5,032
1937	80	1,350	40	30	4,887
1936	82	1,310	41	31	4,814
1935	77	1,409	40	28	4,939
1934	72	1,120	35	41	5,097
1933	81	996	39	49	4,903
1932	80	1,210	38	36	5,234
1931	72	896	35	60	5,481
1930	70	987	33	56	5,905
1929	75	875	35	67	5,816
1928	72	1,079	34	49	6,221
1927	72	902	34	69	6,376
1926	75	1,027	34	53	6,227
1925	74	1,046	32	53	6,376
1924	72	1,166	31	46	6,546
1923	72	1,077	32	51	6,317
1922	72	961	31	61	6,463
1921	73	1,092	32	49	6,546
1920	72	1,114	32	46	6,352
1919	74	1,118	32	44	5,967
1918	72	1,120	32	44	6,215
1917	75	1,178	33	38	5,584
1916	73	1,185	33	37	5,327
1915	72	1,023	32	43	5,050
1914	74	1,430	32	21	3,853
1913	77	1,459	32	17	3,090
1912	83	1,288	31	18	2,591
1911	103	1,066	31	18	1,394
1910	105	1,749	29	9	1,268
1909	100	1,739	28	8	1,135
1908	99	1,826	26	7	1,097
1907	94	1,131	24	13	1,128
1906	95	1,400	24	9	1,024
1905	97	1,399	24	9	1,017
1904	84	1,086	21	12	1,123
1903	91	-	22	-	975
1902	87	1,203	22	10	1,002
1901	85	1,317	20	8	917
1900	84	1,903	21	6	1,215
1899	85	1,373	20	7	912
1898	85	1,163	20	10	1,049
1897	78	1,153	19	9	999
1896	83	-	19	-	1,027
1895	78	1,111	19	10	1,028
1894	80	988	18	11	1,018
1893	82	1,409	18	6	920
1892	75	1,630	18	5	1,048
1891	79	883	18	11	838
1890	74	866	18	11	941
1889	72	1,254	18	6	888
1888	78	950	20	9	856
1887	77	1,022	20	7	726
1886	74	1,257	20	5	767
1885	78	1,177	24	5	691
1884	82	-	26	-	680
1883	87	-	30	-	556
1882	91	-	33	-	521
1881	92	-	34	-	440
1880	94	-	37	-	440

Show all years since 1880 ▼

1880-89	84	1102	27
1890-99	79	1150	19
1900-09	91	1408	23
1910-19	82	1278	32
1920-29	73	1052	32
1930-39	77	1213	38
1940-49	86	1422	42
1950-59	128	1838	59
1960-64	184	2293	86
1965-69	199	2545	95
1970-74	240	3847	112
1975-79	283	4029	137
1980-84	334	5042	163
1985-89	408	5857	202
1990-94	532	-	269
1995-99	727	-	352
2000	845	-	401
2001	904	-	427
2002	921	-	439
2003	937	-	442
2004	986	-	467
2005	1013	-	473
2006	961	-	455
2007	1058	-	495
2008	1051	-	495
2009	1193	-	563
2010	1209	-	558
2011	1208	-	565
2012	1173	-	561

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Meaning of Roy: Roy is a Scottish variant of the Gaelic/Celtic name Ruadh meaning "red

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