Boys name
Roy
Roy is a boys' name given to 379,692 boys in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1947 with 7,557 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 6th among boys names in Hawaii in 1939.
Which states favor Roy
Roy by state
Top states by all-time births named Roy. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 36,597 | #492 (2025) |
| 2 | California | 22,642 | #479 (2025) |
| 3 | New York | 17,526 | #477 (2025) |
| 4 | Illinois | 17,044 | #920 (2025) |
| 5 | North Carolina | 15,985 | #761 (2025) |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 15,667 | #454 (2025) |
| 7 | Tennessee | 15,278 | #629 (2025) |
| 8 | Georgia | 15,072 | #536 (2025) |
| 9 | Ohio | 14,924 | #620 (2025) |
| 10 | Kentucky | 14,001 | #796 (2025) |
| 11 | Missouri | 12,387 | #591 (2025) |
| 12 | Virginia | 12,204 | #492 (2025) |
| 13 | Michigan | 12,097 | #565 (2025) |
| 14 | Alabama | 11,642 | #857 (2025) |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 11,466 | #606 (2025) |
| 16 | Louisiana | 11,344 | #481 (2025) |
| 17 | Arkansas | 9,707 | #481 (2024) |
| 18 | Florida | 8,936 | #538 (2025) |
| 19 | Mississippi | 8,618 | #602 (2024) |
| 20 | West Virginia | 8,375 | #335 (2020) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).