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Unisex name

Roye

/ˈɹɔɪ/ · 21% girls, 79% boys · last recorded 1970

Roye has been given to about 205 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1943, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɹɔɪ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 89
Median age today81 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Roye per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1943 · 13
  • Born in 20250
  • All time205

How popular is Roye?

Its best year was 1943, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 4608th. The typical living American called Roye is about 81 years old today.

Names that sound like Roye

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Royce0.79
  2. Rose0.75
  3. Rome0.75
  4. Rosie0.70
  5. Ronnie0.68
  6. Robbie0.68
  7. Roy0.64
  8. Roxie0.63

Middle names for Roye

Ranked by flow score
  1. Roye Noelle0.83
  2. Roye Catherine0.80
  3. Roye Frances0.80
  4. Roye Belle0.80
  5. Roye Josephine0.80
  6. Roye Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Roye

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.65
  2. Winonasister · 0.60
  3. Lenorasister · 0.59
  4. Harlanbrother · 0.58
  5. Otisbrother · 0.58
  6. Louiebrother · 0.58

Where Roye is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Roye Wilson0.75
    2. Roye Williams0.75
    3. Roye Walker0.75
    4. Roye Turner0.75
    5. Roye Torres0.75
    6. Roye Thompson0.75

    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 Roye

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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