Royden
Boy · ROY-den · English
Royden is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “rye hill”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Royden mean?
English: English surname from Roydon, a place name
“rye hill”
Royden comes from Roydon, the name of villages in Essex and Norfolk.
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Is Royden a girl's or a boy's name?
Royden is a boys' name.
How popular is Royden in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1918, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1900.
Half of all the boys named Royden in the US since 1880 were born between 1926 and 1971, the years shaded on the chart below.
Royden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,797 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,620 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 8 | #2,980 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,317 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,273 |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,820 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 14 | #2,138 |
| 1954 | 8 | #2,940 |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,390 |
| 1952 | 14 | #2,072 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,493 |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,579 |
| 1949 | 17 | #1,819 |
| 1948 | 15 | #1,942 |
| 1947 | 11 | #2,355 |
| 1946 | 10 | #2,402 |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,573 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,079 |
| 1943 | 16 | #1,832 |
| 1942 | 17 | #1,730 |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,491 |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1939 | 13 | #1,958 |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,185 |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,680 |
| 1936 | 16 | #1,723 |
| 1935 | 14 | #1,929 |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,121 |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,737 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,191 |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,863 |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,607 |
| 1929 | 16 | #1,933 |
| 1928 | 20 | #1,707 |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,702 |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,435 |
| 1925 | 17 | #1,934 |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,022 |
| 1923 | 21 | #1,695 |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,239 |
| 1921 | 19 | #1,828 |
| 1920 | 13 | #2,335 |
| 1919 | 16 | #1,972 |
| 1918 | 21 | #1,647 |
| 1917 | 16 | #1,899 |
| 1916 | 16 | #1,848 |
| 1915 | 15 | #1,877 |
| 1914 | 11 | #1,974 |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,802 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,543 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,309 |
Nicknames for Royden
- Roy 48 boys in the UK in 2025
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