Royce
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning son of the king; from roy.
How Royce has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #532 |
| 2016 | #462 |
| 2017 | #466 |
| 2018 | #439 |
| 2019 | #392 |
| 2020 | #406 |
| 2021 | #393 |
| 2022 | #417 |
| 2023 | #447 |
| 2024 | #462 |
| 2025 | #500 |
Royce by the numbers
In 2025, 21 babies in England and Wales were named Royce. In the US, 720 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 660 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 1935, about 1 in 2,900 American boys born that year was called Royce.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Royce. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Rayce29 in the US (2017)
- Royalof the king; regal984 in the US (2017)
- Roccorest, repose; german origin name192 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reeceardent or passionate; form of rhys615 in the US (2017)
- Raynerain or counsel; a modern respelling of Raine368 in the US (2017)
- Royaleroyal; modern spelling of royale81 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Royce
Names that are said the same way as Royce, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Royce, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Henryruler of the home2,295 in England and Wales (2025)
- Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Arthurbear; the legendary king3,211 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Royce
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