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What does Roy mean?

Roy Pronunciation of Roy as a boys' name is pronounced roy. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Roy is "red". As a short form of names like Leroy, Roy is also a form of the Old French term roi, meaning "king". Roy Rogers is a modern chain of fast-food restaurants. Cowboy Roy Rogers; actor Roy Schneider. Also form of Elroy.

STARTS WITH Ro-

ASSOCIATED WITH irish, red, old, king, modern, cowboy (warrior)

Variations

VARIANTS Rey, Roi, Royer, Ruy

ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA LEROY Elroy, Lee

CREATIVE FORMS
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Roy Gianni (R.G.), ..

How popular is Roy?

Roy is a very popular first name for men (#65 out of 1220, Top 5%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#621 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Roy reached its peak position of #19 in the U.S. during 1890-1899, and is presently at #542. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Roy name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Roy outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Elroy, Lee (#689 A YEAR AGO), Leroy (#875) and Rey (#751) are the prominent related forms of Roy (#542) rated in the Top 2000. Usage of these forms of Roy reached its most widespread during 1900-1909 (ADOPTION OF 1.49%) and is now significantly diminished (ADOPTION 0.08%, 94.7% LESS), with versions like Roy becoming less in vogue. Rey is the most contemporarily stylish baby name here.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Roy, Elroy, Lee, Leroy, Rey in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Lee outside U.S.

Similar Names

Roy is pronounced similarly to Rae, Rai, Ray, Raye, Rei, Reo, Rio, Roe, Row, Rowe, Rye, Ryu, Ryuu and Wray. Other recommended sound-alike names are Coy, Loy, Rob, Rod, Rog, Ron and Rory. These names tend to be less commonly used than Roy.

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