Given name & surname
Royle
“of the king; a regal man”
Royle is a variant of Royal. One English interpretation is “of the king; a regal man.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Royle is a variant of Royal. One English interpretation is “of the king; a regal man.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old English.
How it developed
It entered given-name use through an existing surname.
The story
Its naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Royle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 46
- 46 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1930
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1930. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 138 as a first name in 2020; 1,122 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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