Meaning and history
Roy is the Anglicized form of Ruadh and is often associated with French roi, meaning "king." Scottish outlaw and folk hero Rob Roy (1671–1734) was a notable bearer.
20062006: 599 births, rank #451
2007: 536 births, rank #495
2008: 552 births, rank #496
2009: 473 births, rank #557
2010: 457 births, rank #553
20112011: 443 births, rank #566
2012: 466 births, rank #558
2013: 508 births, rank #524
2014: 525 births, rank #530
2015: 534 births, rank #533
20162016: 539 births, rank #540
2017: 531 births, rank #533
2018: 520 births, rank #541
2019: 494 births, rank #565
2020: 487 births, rank #572
20212021: 521 births, rank #551
2022: 509 births, rank #576
2023: 526 births, rank #556
2024: 553 births, rank #541
20252025: 570 births, rank #525
Roy rose from #541 to #525 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1947, with 7,560 births.