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Roya

100% girls · 76 born in 2025

Roya has been given to about 1,623 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,596
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Roya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 76
  • Born in 202576
  • All time1,623
  • England & Wales, 202520

How popular is Roya?

Its best year was 2025, when 76 babies were given the name, ranking 2379th. The typical living American called Roya is about 19 years old today. It is relatively most common in Washington, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Roya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Zoya0.81
  2. Rosa0.75
  3. Royal0.75
  4. Roma0.75
  5. Rona0.75
  6. Raya0.74
  7. Riya0.74
  8. Tonya0.70

Middle names for Roya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Roya Noelle0.83
  2. Roya Belle0.83
  3. Roya Josephine0.80
  4. Roya Violet0.79
  5. Roya Della0.79
  6. Roya Catherine0.77

Sibling names for Roya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.88
  2. Yehudabrother · 0.88
  3. Westleybrother · 0.88
  4. Andiesister · 0.88
  5. Emeraldsister · 0.88
  6. Violetasister · 0.88

Where Roya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Washington0.02%
  2. California0.01%
  3. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Roya Wilson0.75
  2. Roya Williams0.75
  3. Roya Turner0.75
  4. Roya Torres0.75
  5. Roya Thompson0.75
  6. Roya Thomas0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Roya

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Roya across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.