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Roya

Girl

Meaning of Roya: Arabic & Persian: 'vision'

Roya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2287th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1406th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2287

76 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1406

23 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,623

First recorded 1955 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 14 babies1983: 18 babies1984: 21 babies1985: 21 babies1986: 28 babies1987: 33 babies1988: 34 babies1989: 40 babies1990: 36 babies19901991: 26 babies1992: 33 babies1993: 23 babies1994: 25 babies1995: 34 babies1996: 30 babies1997: 21 babies1998: 16 babies1999: 31 babies2000: 25 babies20002001: 20 babies2002: 17 babies2003: 22 babies2004: 25 babies2005: 29 babies2006: 13 babies2007: 21 babies2008: 27 babies2009: 20 babies2010: 21 babies20102011: 24 babies2012: 19 babies2013: 23 babies2014: 49 babies2015: 50 babies2016: 45 babies2017: 52 babies2018: 56 babies2019: 53 babies2020: 44 babies20202021: 41 babies2022: 47 babies2023: 73 babies2024: 62 babies2025: 76 babies
US babies named Roya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 76.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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