Given name & surname
Royale
“a regal and elegant lady”
Royale is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “a regal and elegant lady.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “a regal and elegant lady.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Royale through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,608
- 678 boys · 930 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 115 babies
- 2025
- 52
- #4,732 for girls · #4,511 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 42% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 29 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,732 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 20.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 72 in 2018. It also appeared in 23 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 881 as a first name in 2020; 114 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Royale’s family of names
Royale has a related form in Royal. Royale has a related form in Roial. Royale has a related form in Roiale.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Royalvariant
- Royalynvariant
- Royallevariant
- Royallvariant
- Royalenevariant
- Royyalelikely variant
- Roialevariant
- Roiallvariant
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