Royal is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #9930 in 1998 with 9 recorded births. This places Royal in the bottom 40% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2016 with 476 births ranking #628. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 18.2%. In 1998, approximately 1 in every 196,321 girls born was named Royal. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Royal is a bold aspirational word name with an immediate sense of prestige. It feels modern, direct, and high-impact.
As a first name, Royal belongs much more to modern naming than to old personal-name traditions. Its appeal is rooted in status imagery and a polished sound.