Roy
Boy3 letters
#829
in Ireland (2025)
#787 with spellings combined
3
babies in 2025
#101
best rank (1969)
1,136
babies since 1964
Roy through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #787 |
| 2024 | 6 | #501 |
| 2023 | 7 | #460 |
| 2022 | 5 | #552 |
| 2020 | 7 | #441 |
| 2019 | 5 | #537 |
| 2018 | 6 | #493 |
| 2017 | 4 | #610 |
| 2016 | 4 | #601 |
| 2014 | 10 | #382 |
| 2013 | 8 | #422 |
| 2012 | 6 | #500 |
| 2011 | 5 | #540 |
| 2010 | 5 | #542 |
| 2009 | 6 | #472 |
| 2008 | 5 | #529 |
| 2007 | 13 | #282 |
| 2006 | 13 | #257 |
| 2005 | 6 | #370 |
| 2004 | 5 | #391 |
| 2003 | 13 | #214 |
| 2002 | 19 | #180 |
| 2001 | 8 | #251 |
| 2000 | 12 | #196 |
| 1999 | 5 | #290 |
| 1998 | 10 | #203 |
| 1997 | 16 | #184 |
| 1996 | 18 | #169 |
| 1995 | 28 | #139 |
| 1994 | 26 | #141 |
| 1993 | 23 | #151 |
| 1992 | 19 | #162 |
| 1991 | 21 | #154 |
| 1990 | 22 | #155 |
| 1989 | 27 | #136 |
| 1988 | 18 | #154 |
| 1987 | 27 | #138 |
| 1986 | 35 | #118 |
| 1985 | 23 | #149 |
| 1984 | 25 | #141 |
| 1983 | 26 | #141 |
| 1982 | 27 | #139 |
| 1981 | 28 | #142 |
| 1980 | 33 | #126 |
| 1979 | 37 | #123 |
| 1978 | 37 | #119 |
| 1977 | 34 | #122 |
| 1976 | 41 | #115 |
| 1975 | 49 | #106 |
| 1974 | 53 | #103 |
| 1973 | 36 | #121 |
| 1972 | 40 | #114 |
| 1971 | 30 | #127 |
| 1970 | 21 | #145 |
| 1969 | 41 | #101 |
| 1968 | 19 | #134 |
| 1967 | 24 | #114 |
| 1966 | 13 | #144 |
| 1965 | 16 | #129 |
| 1964 | 7 | #181 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Roy yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Roy | 3 | 1,136 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #265 (2005); 16 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.