Royce
given name · Latin script
Meaning: from the female name Royse, later linked with rose; or an anglicization of German Reuss
A male name· listed as male by the registers that count names by sex
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 30 countries · latest register: Census Bureau, 2020
/ɹɔɪs/(recorded in a dictionary) English · from Wiktionary
Royce is a male given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country. In Zambia it is the 67th most common given name.
- ZMZambia≈1 in 10K(inferred from the name graph)
- SGSingapore≈1 in 11Kfew records
- NZNew Zealand≈1 in 13Kfew records
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Royce itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- United States (measured from records)
- Record sources
- 448 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 5.9K (inferred from the name graph)
20,155 people, 2020
corpus datasets behind its best-documented spelling
strongest: highest-authority source
Åland Islands, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)from the female name Royse, later linked with rose; or an anglicization of German Reuss
Cited for this meaning 1
- Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history]
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Often considered alongside
Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Royce, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.
From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.
Where in the world
(measured from records)Royce counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | — | 20,155 | 1 in 17K | 19K | Royce | 448 |
| PH Philippines | — | ≈4,100 est. | ≈1 in 28K | — | Royce | 74 |
| GB United Kingdom | — | ≈2,300 est. | ≈1 in 30K | 169 | Royce | 131 |
| CA Canada | — | ≈2,300 est. | ≈1 in 18K | 7 | Royce | 112 |
| ZM Zambia | #67 | ≈2,100 est. | ≈1 in 10K | — | Royce | 10 |
| AU Australia | — | ≈1,700 est. | ≈1 in 16K | 3 | Royce | 127 |
| SG Singapore | #809 | ≈540 est. | ≈1 in 11K | — | Royce | 41 |
| NZ New Zealand | #651 | ≈410 est. | ≈1 in 13K | 13 | Royce | 60 |
| AX Åland Islands | #639 | ≈4 est. | ≈1 in 5.9K | — | Royce | 1 |
20,155 people counted by Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex, 2020. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register); Australian national given names (aggregated state BDM); Alberta Open Government — Frequency and Ranking of Baby Names by Year and Gender; DIA — Baby name popularity (1900–present). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses
(measured from records)Royce is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In English, Old French; a king. Scottish Gaelic: the red one.
as a nameBaby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…
Transferred use of the surname, in origin a derivative of the vernacular form of the medieval female name Rohesia (see pRose). As a modern first name it may in part be taken as a short form of Royston.
as a nameA concise dictionary of first names
In English, A surname originating as a matronymic.
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name
(measured from records)- H. R. Grossb. 1899USnot in their usual nameAmerican politician (1899-1987)
- Johnny Mathisb. 1935USnot in their usual nameAmerican singer
- Royce D. Applegateb. 1939USAmerican actor (1939–2003)
- Royce Gracieb. 1966BRBrazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
- Royce Claytonb. 1970USAmerican baseball player
- Royce da 5'9"b. 1977USAmerican rapper
- Royce Ringb. 1980USAmerican baseball player
- Royce Pierresonb. 1989GBBritish theater and film actor
- Prince Royceb. 1989USAmerican singer
- Royce O'Nealeb. 1993USAmerican basketball player (born 1993)
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them
(machine-generated)A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence
(measured from records)58 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 30 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 5.1K | #6,622 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 5.1K | #6,179 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 5K | #6,558 |
Reference works 4
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Royce a male or female name?
- Royce is a male name. National registers that list it by sex list it as male: United States (Census Bureau, 2020) and Netherlands (Meertens NVB).
- What does the name Royce mean, and where does it come from?
- from the female name Royse, later linked with rose; or an anglicization of German Reuss Recorded by Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history].
- In which country does Royce have the most bearers?
- In the United States, the national register counted about 20 thousand people named Royce, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled royce.
- How do you pronounce Royce?
- In English /ɹɔɪs/ (Wiktionary).
- How common is the name Royce?
- In the United States, the national register counted 20,155 people named Royce in 2020, about 1 in 17 thousand residents.
- How common is Royce compared with other names?
- In Zambia, Royce is the 67th most common given name of 8,845 given names recorded there.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Royce” — the 67th most common given name in Zambia. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.