# Royce (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/royce/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ɹɔɪs/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 35,662 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 33,154 / 2,508 (7% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 246, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Derived from the Middle English given name Rose. See English Rose.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 34 | 4,341 |
| 2012 | 44 | 3,637 |
| 2013 | 41 | 3,768 |
| 2014 | 43 | 3,640 |
| 2015 | 46 | 3,467 |
| 2016 | 62 | 2,791 |
| 2017 | 74 | 2,459 |
| 2018 | 74 | 2,432 |
| 2019 | 56 | 2,956 |
| 2020 | 67 | 2,577 |
| 2021 | 44 | 3,544 |
| 2022 | 34 | 4,276 |
| 2023 | 39 | 3,900 |
| 2024 | 33 | 4,361 |
| 2025 | 20 | 6,074 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 478 | 531 |
| 2012 | 543 | 492 |
| 2013 | 512 | 518 |
| 2014 | 604 | 476 |
| 2015 | 534 | 534 |
| 2016 | 661 | 462 |
| 2017 | 651 | 466 |
| 2018 | 693 | 438 |
| 2019 | 801 | 392 |
| 2020 | 730 | 406 |
| 2021 | 810 | 393 |
| 2022 | 778 | 414 |
| 2023 | 699 | 445 |
| 2024 | 670 | 461 |
| 2025 | 606 | 500 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | 4,647 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3,987 |
| 2013 | 10 | 2,055 |
| 2014 | 9 | 2,248 |
| 2015 | 7 | 2,707 |
| 2016 | 15 | 1,627 |
| 2017 | 11 | 2,052 |
| 2018 | 12 | 1,875 |
| 2019 | 10 | 2,104 |
| 2020 | 22 | 1,192 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2,125 |
| 2022 | 16 | 1,534 |
| 2023 | 26 | 1,108 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2,088 |
| 2025 | 21 | 1,307 |

## People named Royce

- Royce da 5'9", American rapper
- Prince Royce, American singer
- Royce Gracie, Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
- Royce D. Applegate, American actor (1939–2003)
- Royce O'Neale, American basketball player (born 1993)
- Royce White, American basketball player (born 1991)
- Royce Pierreson, British theater and film actor
- Johnny Mathis, American singer
- Kris Versteeg, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1986)
- H. R. Gross, American politician (1899-1987)
- Ugly God, American rapper and producer (born 1996)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.