Roya
Roya was the 2379th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 76 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 913 places. More babies were named Roya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,379 girls, up 1,110 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 76girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202576 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,623babies recorded
Roya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,379 | 76 |
| 2020 | #3,489 | 44 |
| 2010 | #6,343 | 21 |
| 2000 | #4,761 | 25 |
| 1990 | #3,134 | 36 |
| 1980 | #4,272 | 18 |
| 1970 | #7,786 | 6 |
| 1960 | #7,116 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Roya, counting every spelling?
Roya has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Roya?
76 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Roya (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Roya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 110 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Roya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Roya?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Roya are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 8 and 36. That makes Roya mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Roya by state
How common Roya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.0×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Roya
How popular is the name Roya?
Roya was the 2379th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 76 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 913 places. More babies were named Roya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Roya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Roya in the US.
Where is Roya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Roya was most common in California (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and Florida.