Roi
Boy · ROH-ee · Hebrew
Roi is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my shepherd”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 3,378th for boys in the US (34 babies).
What does Roi mean?
Hebrew: Israeli name from ro'i 'my shepherd'; also French roi 'king'
“my shepherd”
It echoes the opening of Psalm 23, 'Adonai ro'i', 'The Lord is my shepherd'.
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Is Roi a girl's or a boy's name?
Roi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 34 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Roi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 333% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Roi, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,082nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 5 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Roi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 2 | #6,082 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
How popular is Roi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,378among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 82% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 34 boys in the US were named Roi, making it the 3,378th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. It first appears in the records in 1952.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Roi of any year since it first appeared, in 1952.
Half of all the boys named Roi in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Roi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #3,378 |
| 2024 | 31 | #3,603 |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,339 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,825 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,142 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
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