Meaning and history
Royal comes from the English word royal, which entered through Old French from Latin regalis, a form derived from rex, meaning “king.” It was first used as a given name in the 19th century.
20062006: 75 births, rank #1,823
2007: 115 births, rank #1,412
2008: 110 births, rank #1,482
2009: 122 births, rank #1,390
2010: 145 births, rank #1,219
20112011: 148 births, rank #1,193
2012: 194 births, rank #1,015
2013: 235 births, rank #886
2014: 489 births, rank #570
2015: 648 births, rank #465
20162016: 662 births, rank #461
2017: 577 births, rank #502
2018: 610 births, rank #479
2019: 653 births, rank #458
2020: 740 births, rank #405
20212021: 888 births, rank #369
2022: 880 births, rank #369
2023: 795 births, rank #401
2024: 745 births, rank #424
20252025: 640 births, rank #476
Royal moved from #424 to #476 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2021, with 888 births.