Royale
Royale was the 4732nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 2475th with 72 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,183 places. More babies were named Royale in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Royal) royal; or from English place names · English, Latin, Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #4,732 girls, down 1,727 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 29girls
- Girls and boys
- 53% girls, 47% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201872 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,608babies recorded
What does the name Royale mean?
Royale is a spelling of Royal, pronounced the same way, so it shares Royal's meaning and origin.
Royal is used as a word name meaning "kingly", from Old French and Latin regalis, from rex, "king". Wiktionary also notes a separate English surname from places such as Ryhill and Ryall, Old English ryge, "rye", and hyll, "hill", whose spelling was later reshaped to look like the word royal. As a first name it is usually chosen for the word.
rēgālis (Latin, “kingly”)ryge (Old English, “rye”)
How sure is this? Probable. The word name is clear; the surname has a separate place-name source.
Related names: Royce, Roy, Regal.
See also: English names, names that mean king or queen.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Royal', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'Royal', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Royale popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,732 | #4,511 | 29 | 23 |
| 2020 | #3,005 | #2,685 | 54 | 47 |
| 2010 | #10,325 | #8,659 | 11 | 9 |
| 2000 | #12,857 | #7,285 | 7 | 9 |
| 1990 | #14,722 | #6,301 | 5 | 8 |
| 1980 | #11,727 | — | 5 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Royale, counting every spelling?
Royale is a spelling of Royal, a name family that ranked #1,316 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,732 for Royale on its own. Together these spellings went to 154 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal | 125 | #1,663 | 1,229 |
| Royale | 29 | #4,732 | 247 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Royale?
29 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Royale (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Royale 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 291 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Royale.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Royale?
About 900 people born in the US named Royale are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 13. That makes Royale a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Royale by state
How common Royale was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Royale: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Royale, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Royale
What does Royale mean?
Royale is a spelling of Royal, which means “royal; or from English place names” (English, Latin, Old English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Royale?
Royale was the 4732nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 2475th with 72 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,183 places. More babies were named Royale in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Royale a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 53% girls, 47% boys given the name Royale in the US.
Where is Royale most popular?
In 2021–2025, Royale was most common in Louisiana (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Florida.