Royce: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, and More

Fact: In 1840, there were up to 71 Royce families living in New York, accouting 41% of Royce population at that time in the US.

Royce Overview

Meaning

Son of the king

Gender

Boy, Gender-neutral

Origin

English

Etymology

Derived from an English surname, originally from the medieval given name Royse, a variant of Rose

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/rɔɪs/

Popularity

Royce is recognized globally, particularly in English-speaking countries, and is often associated with luxury and prestige. In 2023, it ranked #447 for boys in the United States.

Syllable

1 syllable

Length

5 letters

Numerology

3 (Expressive, Social, Artistic)

Name Styles

Classic, Cool, Uncommon

Associated Traits

Elegant, sophisticated, strong, charismatic.

Name Day

August 25th (France)

Royce Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Roy, Reece, Roycey, Royceon, Ruyce, Roycean, Royceville, Royston, Royson

Common Nicknames

Roy, Ray, Rolls, Rosy, R

Diminutives

Roycey, Roystie, Ro-Ro, Roycelet

Famous People

Royce Gracie
(Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist)
Royce White
(American Basketball Player)
Royce da 5'9"
(American Rapper)
Royce Clayton
(American Baseball Player)
Royce Lewis
(American Baseball Player)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

Royce da 5'9"
("Book of Ryan," Album)
"Rolls-Royce"
(Luxury Car Brand)

Places

Royce Hall
(California, USA)

What Is the Meaning of Royce?

Royce means “son of the king.” Those named Royce are often seen as natural leaders with a charismatic presence.

What Is the Origin of The Name Royce?

The name Royce has an English origin, coming from the Old English word “hroth”.

Royce Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Royce in the U.S. over the Years

United States	#3922021	#4152022	#4472023
Top 3 Rankings	#2831935	#2981937	#2991936

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Royce

Year	Name Ranking	Number of Births	Birth Rate (%)
2023	447 (-32 from 2022)	694 (-81 from 2022)	0.03790
2022	415 (-23 from 2021)	775 (-32 from 2021)	0.04138
2021	392 (+14 from 2020)	807 (+77 from 2020)	0.04307
2020	406 (-15 from 2019)	730 (-71 from 2019)	0.03947
2019	391 (+48 from 2018)	801 (+110 from 2018)	0.04168
2018	439 (+26 from 2017)	691 (+40 from 2017)	0.03555
2017	465 (-3 from 2016)	651 (-10 from 2016)	0.03289
2016	462 (+70 from 2015)	661 (+127 from 2015)	0.03263
2015	532 (-57 from 2014)	534 (-70 from 2014)	0.02612
2014	475 (+43 from 2013)	604 (+92 from 2013)	0.02947
2013	518 (-26 from 2012)	512 (-31 from 2012)	0.02534
2012	492 (+38 from 2011)	543 (+65 from 2011)	0.02676
2011	530 (+212 from 2010)	478 (+172 from 2010)	0.02353
2010	742 (+198 from 2009)	306 (+88 from 2009)	0.01489
2009	940 (-26 from 2008)	218 (-7 from 2008)	0.01028
2008	914 (-27 from 2007)	225 (-2 from 2007)	0.01032
2007	887 (+14 from 2006)	227 (+11 from 2006)	0.01025
2006	901 (+10 from 2005)	216 (+22 from 2005)	0.00985
2005	911 (+164 from 2004)	194 (+46 from 2004)	0.00912
2004	1075 (+47 from 2003)	148 (+12 from 2003)	0.00700
2003	1122 (-24 from 2002)	136 (+3 from 2002)	0.00647
2002	1098 (-3 from 2001)	133 (+3 from 2001)	0.00644
2001	1095 (-215 from 2000)	130 (-49 from 2000)	0.00629
2000	880 (+46 from 1999)	179 (+21 from 1999)	0.00857
1999	926 (-8 from 1998)	158 (+3 from 1998)	0.00775
1998	918 (+63 from 1997)	155 (+23 from 1997)	0.00764
1997	981 (-179 from 1996)	132 (-47 from 1996)	0.00661
1996	802 (-27 from 1995)	179 (-13 from 1995)	0.00893
1995	775 (-25 from 1994)	192 (-4 from 1994)	0.00955
1994	750 (-27 from 1993)	196 (-10 from 1993)	0.00962
1993	723 (+13 from 1992)	206 (+9 from 1992)	0.00997
1992	736 (-8 from 1991)	197 (+3 from 1991)	0.00938
1991	728 (-26 from 1990)	194 (-17 from 1990)	0.00915
1990	702 (+4 from 1989)	211 (+17 from 1989)	0.00980
1989	706 (-39 from 1988)	194 (-8 from 1988)	0.00926
1988	667 (-12 from 1987)	202 (+6 from 1987)	0.01009
1987	655 (+8 from 1986)	196 (+13 from 1986)	0.01005
1986	663 (-66 from 1985)	183 (-32 from 1985)	0.00952
1985	597 (+11 from 1984)	215 (+20 from 1984)	0.01117
1984	608 (+51 from 1983)	195 (+27 from 1983)	0.01039
1983	659 (-71 from 1982)	168 (-48 from 1982)	0.00901
1982	588 (+31 from 1981)	216 (+26 from 1981)	0.01145
1981	619 (+31 from 1980)	190 (+12 from 1980)	0.01020
1980	650 (-25 from 1979)	178 (-9 from 1979)	0.00960
1979	625 (+17 from 1978)	187 (+16 from 1978)	0.01044
1978	642 (-21 from 1977)	171 (-11 from 1977)	0.01001
1977	621 (+6 from 1976)	182 (+10 from 1976)	0.01065
1976	627 (+54 from 1975)	172 (+26 from 1975)	0.01054
1975	681 (-44 from 1974)	146 (-14 from 1974)	0.00900
1974	637 (-21 from 1973)	160 (-4 from 1973)	0.00981
1973	616 (-32 from 1972)	164 (-22 from 1972)	0.01016
1972	584 (-52 from 1971)	186 (-42 from 1971)	0.01111
1971	532 (+23 from 1970)	228 (+15 from 1970)	0.01254
1970	555 (-43 from 1969)	213 (-18 from 1969)	0.01118
1969	512 (+42 from 1968)	231 (+45 from 1968)	0.01263
1968	554 (-57 from 1967)	186 (-42 from 1967)	0.01048
1967	497 (+55 from 1966)	228 (+35 from 1966)	0.01281
1966	552 (-39 from 1965)	193 (-27 from 1965)	0.01062
1965	513 (-16 from 1964)	220 (-32 from 1964)	0.01161
1964	497 (-18 from 1963)	252 (-24 from 1963)	0.01243
1963	479 (-12 from 1962)	276 (-15 from 1962)	0.01337
1962	467 (+15 from 1961)	291 (+17 from 1961)	0.01385
1961	482 (-22 from 1960)	274 (-26 from 1960)	0.01270
1960	460 (-25 from 1959)	300 (-38 from 1959)	0.01385
1959	435 (-5 from 1958)	338 (+4 from 1958)	0.01560
1958	430 (-4 from 1957)	334 (+6 from 1957)	0.01550
1957	426 (-25 from 1956)	328 (-29 from 1956)	0.01498
1956	401 (-28 from 1955)	357 (-18 from 1955)	0.01663
1955	373 (-4 from 1954)	375 (+11 from 1954)	0.01794
1954	369 (-4 from 1953)	364 (+10 from 1953)	0.01759
1953	365 (-8 from 1952)	354 (-8 from 1952)	0.01768
1952	357 (+7 from 1951)	362 (+7 from 1951)	0.01835
1951	364 (+12 from 1950)	355 (+30 from 1950)	0.01857
1950	376 (-4 from 1949)	325 (-3 from 1949)	0.01787
1949	372 (-16 from 1948)	328 (-28 from 1948)	0.01820
1948	356 (+2 from 1947)	356 (-5 from 1947)	0.01997
1947	358 (-14 from 1946)	361 (+7 from 1946)	0.01943
1946	344 (-13 from 1945)	354 (+31 from 1945)	0.02145
1945	331 (-7 from 1944)	323 (-24 from 1944)	0.02355
1944	324 (-7 from 1943)	347 (-25 from 1943)	0.02498
1943	317 (+21 from 1942)	372 (+49 from 1942)	0.02557
1942	338 (-34 from 1941)	323 (-34 from 1941)	0.02294
1941	304 (+1 from 1940)	357 (+22 from 1940)	0.02845
1940	305 (+11 from 1939)	335 (+38 from 1939)	0.02824
1939	316 (-16 from 1938)	297 (-35 from 1938)	0.02621
1938	300 (-2 from 1937)	332 (+6 from 1937)	0.02921
1937	298 (+1 from 1936)	326 (+9 from 1936)	0.02981
1936	299 (-16 from 1935)	317 (-48 from 1935)	0.02978
1935	283 (+32 from 1934)	365 (+69 from 1934)	0.03413
1934	315 (+2 from 1933)	296 (+7 from 1933)	0.02787
1933	317 (-5 from 1932)	289 (-16 from 1932)	0.02833
1932	312 (+5 from 1931)	305 (+8 from 1931)	0.02839
1931	317 (+6 from 1930)	297 (+8 from 1930)	0.02776
1930	323 (+7 from 1929)	289 (+8 from 1929)	0.02559
1929	330 (+26 from 1928)	281 (+21 from 1928)	0.02537
1928	356 (+15 from 1927)	260 (+11 from 1927)	0.02278
1927	371 (+3 from 1926)	249 (+6 from 1926)	0.02143
1926	374 (+29 from 1925)	243 (+22 from 1925)	0.02121
1925	403 (-4 from 1924)	221 (-12 from 1924)	0.01919
1924	399 (+20 from 1923)	233 (+26 from 1923)	0.01993
1923	419 (+29 from 1922)	207 (+21 from 1922)	0.01828
1922	448 (-17 from 1921)	186 (-13 from 1921)	0.01653
1921	431 (+32 from 1920)	199 (+26 from 1920)	0.01749
1920	463 (+48 from 1919)	173 (+37 from 1919)	0.01572
1919	511 (+8 from 1918)	136 (+3 from 1918)	0.01339
1918	519 (-14 from 1917)	133 (+4 from 1917)	0.01268
1917	505 (+4 from 1916)	129 (+6 from 1916)	0.01345
1916	509 (+22 from 1915)	123 (+14 from 1915)	0.01332
1915	531 (+38 from 1914)	109 (+32 from 1914)	0.01237
1914	569 (+112 from 1913)	77 (+33 from 1913)	0.01127
1913	681 (+19 from 1912)	44 (+7 from 1912)	0.00821
1912	700 (-56 from 1911)	37 (+14 from 1911)	0.00820
1911	644 (+337 from 1910)	23 (+12 from 1910)	0.00953
1910	981 (-225 from 1909)	11 (-3 from 1909)	0.00528
1909	756 (+190 from 1908)	14 (+5 from 1908)	0.00792
1908	946 (+53 from 1907)	9 (+1 from 1907)	0.00541
1907	999 (-201 from 1906)	8 (-2 from 1906)	0.00504
1906	798 (+204 from 1905)	10 (+3 from 1905)	0.00694
1905	1002 (-128 from 1904)	7 (-1 from 1904)	0.00489
1904	874 (-140 from 1903)	8 (-2 from 1903)	0.00578
1903	734 (+51 from 1900)	10 (-1 from 1900)	0.00773
1902	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1901	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1900	785 (+100 from 1898)	11 (+4 from 1898)	0.00678
1899	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1898	885 (-33 from 1897)	7 No change from 1897	0.00530
1897	852 (-130 from 1896)	7 (-3 from 1896)	0.00574
1896	722 (+150 from 1895)	10 (+3 from 1895)	0.00775
1895	872 (+163 from 1893)	7 (+2 from 1893)	0.00553
1894	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1893	1035 (-174 from 1892)	5 (-2 from 1892)	0.00413
1892	861 First SSA data recorded	7 First SSA data recorded	0.00533
1891	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1890	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1889	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1888	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1887	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1886	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1885	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1884	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1883	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1882	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1881	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1880	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Royce

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

#3472021

#3552022

#3822023

California (CA)

#3942021

#4192022

#4202023

Georgia (GA)

#3542021

#3852022

#5542023

Florida (FL)

#2942021

#3772022

#3232023

Alabama (AL)

#3102021

#5062022

#4232023

Oklahoma (OK)

#4942021

#4892022

#4962023

Michigan (MI)

#2842021

#4692022

#4422023

New York (NY)

#5302021

#4462022

#6072023

Louisiana (LA)

#2932021

#2782022

#2642023

North Carolina (NC)

#5972021

#6152022

#4662023

Illinois (IL)

#5102021

#5672022

#6052023

Ohio (OH)

#4352021

#3532022

#5302023

Arkansas (AR)

#5342020

#5332021

#3212023

Tennessee (TN)

#5012021

#4242022

#5672023

Pennsylvania (PA)

#4592021

#4132022

#5822023

Indiana (IN)

#6462021

#3542022

#5642023

Kentucky (KY)

#7312020

#3762021

#3162022

Missouri (MO)

#6172021

#3802022

#3472023

Mississippi (MS)

#6052021

#4012022

#5172023

Washington (WA)

#3902021

#4262022

#6372023

Kansas (KS)

#3762021

#4912022

#3692023

Iowa (IA)

#2672021

#4202022

#4092023

Wisconsin (WI)

#3942021

#5632022

#4112023

Arizona (AZ)

#4312021

#4402022

#4832023

Virginia (VA)

#4332021

#4082022

#4862023

Minnesota (MN)

#6342021

#5042022

#4272023

Colorado (CO)

#5402021

#5802022

#6022023

Hawaii (HI)

#2822016

#2792021

#2542023

Utah (UT)

#2292021

#2712022

#3762023

New Jersey (NJ)

#4312021

#5052022

#6142023

Maryland (MD)

#5612021

#4042022

#6762023

South Carolina (SC)

#6122021

#5182022

#4252023

Oregon (OR)

#4412021

#4692022

#5892023

Nebraska (NE)

#4062020

#3822022

#3712023

Nevada (NV)

#4862021

#3082022

#5692023

New Mexico (NM)

#3532021

#3462022

#3932023

Idaho (ID)

#2692021

#3162022

#2992023

Massachusetts (MA)

#3422021

#6642022

#8502023

Maine (ME)

#2281954

#2421960

#2021963

Connecticut (CT)

#2742021

#5002022

#4162023

South Dakota (SD)

#1941970

#2712012

#2702013

Montana (MT)

#2842015

#2622017

#2642019

West Virginia (WV)

#2841935

#3061955

#3552013

North Dakota (ND)

#2422014

#2032019

#2592020

Popularity Rankings for Royce in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand

#3081987

#2631989

#2991991

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

#4142022

Popularity in Canada

Canada

#4262021

#4292022

#7032023

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland

#4611977

#4961984

#4521991

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland

#7552021

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada

#7982020

#9802021

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Royce a Name for Boys or Girls?

Traditionally, Royce is a male name. Its noble origins and the implication of leadership make it a popular choice for boys.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Royce

Meaning: Red-haired, red, king
Origin: Scottish, Irish, Gaelic, FrenchRoy
Meaning: Enthusiasm, fiery warrior
Origin: WelshReece
Roycey
Royceon
Ruyce
Roycey
Roycean
Royceville
Royston
Royson

Roycey
Roystie
Ro-Ro
Roycelet

Royce in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

Royce Gracie (Mixed Martial Artist, 1966): A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner who played a pivotal role in popularizing the sport worldwide.
Royce White (Basketball Player, 1991): An American professional basketball player and mental health advocate.
Royce da 5'9" (Rapper, 1977): An American rapper and songwriter, part of the duo Bad Meets Evil with Eminem.
Royce Clayton (Baseball Player, 1970): A former Major League Baseball shortstop who played for several teams over his 17-year career.
Royce Lewis (Baseball Player, 1999): An American professional baseball shortstop and outfielder in the Minnesota Twins organization.

"Rolls-Royce" (1906 Luxury Car Brand): A British luxury automobile brand known for its high-end cars and unparalleled craftsmanship.
Royce da 5'9" ("Book of Ryan," 2018 Album): A critically acclaimed album by the American rapper, exploring personal and introspective themes.

Royce Hall (California, USA): A prominent building at UCLA, known for its beautiful Gothic architecture and as a venue for various high-profile events and performances.

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