First Name ROY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • ROY is ranked as the 200th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 329,585.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 103.36 people named ROY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 81% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named ROY is 210,402.
  • The SSA data also shows that ROY is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names ROY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 329,585 +/-0.6%
  • National Rank 200
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 103.4

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 210,402
  • National Rank 260
  • Percentile Rank 99.72%
  • Proportion/100k 65.99

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name ROY is 75.3% White, 6.3% Hispanic origin, 13.8% Black, 2.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name ROY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name ROY is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
  • Norwegian masculine given name
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Spanish hypocoristics masculine given name
  • Scottish masculine given name

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name ROY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 75.3% 63.9% 11.4%
Hispanic origin 6.3% 16.3% -10.0%
Black 13.8% 12.3% 1.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.3% 4.9% -2.6%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named ROY is Texas where 43,467 people have this name.
  • Hawaii is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named ROY, as 173.46 in every 100,000 Hawaiians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Hawaii is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is North Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names ROY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 8,457 65.66 99.5% Indiana 5,489 83.21 99.2% Iowa 2,581 83.07 98.9% Kansas 2,553 87.9 98.5% Michigan 10,871 109.7 99.7% Minnesota 4,431 81.2 99.3% Missouri 3,703 123.67 99.2% Nebraska 1,202 63.9 97.3% North Dakota 298 40.24 91.8% Ohio 8,076 69.66 99.3% South Dakota 398 46.64 93.2% Wisconsin 5,239 91 99.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name ROY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 8,457 65.66 99.5%
Indiana 5,489 83.21 99.2%
Iowa 2,581 83.07 98.9%
Kansas 2,553 87.9 98.5%
Michigan 10,871 109.7 99.7%
Minnesota 4,431 81.2 99.3%
Missouri 3,703 123.67 99.2%
Nebraska 1,202 63.9 97.3%
North Dakota 298 40.24 91.8%
Ohio 8,076 69.66 99.3%
South Dakota 398 46.64 93.2%
Wisconsin 5,239 91 99.3%
West State Statistics First-Names ROY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 749 101.61 95.6% Arizona 4,882 72.52 98.9% California 37,944 97.79 99.8% Colorado 3,539 66.07 98.9% Hawaii 2,462 173.46 99.6% Idaho 1,398 85.51 97.7% Montana 745 72.81 96.1% Nevada 2,100 73.98 98.5% New Mexico 1,931 92.57 98.0% Oregon 3,361 84.65 98.9% Utah 1,499 50.93 97.8% Washington 8,675 122.84 99.7% Wyoming 569 97.38 95.4%

West States
State stats for the first name ROY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 749 101.61 95.6%
Arizona 4,882 72.52 98.9%
California 37,944 97.79 99.8%
Colorado 3,539 66.07 98.9%
Hawaii 2,462 173.46 99.6%
Idaho 1,398 85.51 97.7%
Montana 745 72.81 96.1%
Nevada 2,100 73.98 98.5%
New Mexico 1,931 92.57 98.0%
Oregon 3,361 84.65 98.9%
Utah 1,499 50.93 97.8%
Washington 8,675 122.84 99.7%
Wyoming 569 97.38 95.4%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names ROY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 1,571 43.69 98.4% Maine 733 55.14 95.8% Massachusetts 3,272 48.51 98.8% New Hampshire 804 60.56 96.6% New Jersey 4,284 47.93 99.1% New York 14,708 74.49 99.7% Pennsylvania 7,697 60.19 99.4% Rhode Island 520 49.24 96.4% Vermont 627 100.1 97.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name ROY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 1,571 43.69 98.4%
Maine 733 55.14 95.8%
Massachusetts 3,272 48.51 98.8%
New Hampshire 804 60.56 96.6%
New Jersey 4,284 47.93 99.1%
New York 14,708 74.49 99.7%
Pennsylvania 7,697 60.19 99.4%
Rhode Island 520 49.24 96.4%
Vermont 627 100.1 97.2%
South State Statistics First-Names ROY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 5,807 119.75 99.4% Arkansas 4,138 139.51 99.2% Delaware 583 62.34 98.2% Dist. of Columbia 342 51.95 97.3% Florida 22,559 113.4 99.8% Georgia 9,816 97.21 99.6% Kentucky 6,067 137.46 99.2% Louisiana 5,788 124.48 99.4% Maryland 3,465 57.97 99.3% Mississippi 3,703 123.67 99.2% North Carolina 16,661 167.55 99.8% Oklahoma 4,617 119.05 99.1% South Carolina 4,429 91.65 99.1% Tennessee 8,696 132.78 99.5% Texas 43,467 161.25 99.9% Virginia 7,384 88.69 99.5% West Virginia 2,019 109.1 97.8%

South States
State stats for the first name ROY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 5,807 119.75 99.4%
Arkansas 4,138 139.51 99.2%
Delaware 583 62.34 98.2%
Dist. of Columbia 342 51.95 97.3%
Florida 22,559 113.4 99.8%
Georgia 9,816 97.21 99.6%
Kentucky 6,067 137.46 99.2%
Louisiana 5,788 124.48 99.4%
Maryland 3,465 57.97 99.3%
Mississippi 3,703 123.67 99.2%
North Carolina 16,661 167.55 99.8%
Oklahoma 4,617 119.05 99.1%
South Carolina 4,429 91.65 99.1%
Tennessee 8,696 132.78 99.5%
Texas 43,467 161.25 99.9%
Virginia 7,384 88.69 99.5%
West Virginia 2,019 109.1 97.8%
 

Full Names with ROY as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have ROY as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named ROY.

The most popular full name is ROY Smith. 1.06% of all the people named ROY have this family name.

There are 23242 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name ROY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 ROY Smith 1.06%
2 ROY Johnson 0.91%
3 ROY Williams 0.66%
4 ROY Jones 0.58%
5 ROY Brown 0.55%
6 ROY Davis 0.49%
7 ROY Miller 0.47%
8 ROY Anderson 0.41%
9 ROY Wilson 0.33%
10 ROY Hall 0.32%
11 ROY Moore 0.32%
12 ROY Taylor 0.31%
13 ROY Thomas 0.29%
14 ROY Lee 0.27%
15 ROY Martin 0.27%
16 ROY King 0.26%
17 ROY Hill 0.26%
18 ROY Thompson 0.26%
19 ROY Jackson 0.26%
20 ROY Harris 0.24%