Royce

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Roys in LA Laos.

Meaning & origin●

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Royce is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name16K records spelled Royce11 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Philippines, Mexico, Peru

  Also written Rōyčē, Röycë, Řoyce, Roycë, Rôycé

• Arabic given name825 records spelled Royce4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan

  Also written Royc, Royçe

67 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

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 name·Baby 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 name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In English, A surname originating as a matronymic.

  as a word·kaikki.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.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 130 years between 1892–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• 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).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 463 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Royce?

We estimate roughly 19 thousand people bear Royce (counting its spellings and scripts) across 10 countries in our records.

In which country does Royce have the most bearers?

We estimate about 19 thousand people bear Royce in the United States, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled royce.

How common is Royce compared with other names?

In Zambia, Royce is the 78th most common given name of 8,241 given names recorded there.

Is Royce a male or female name?

Royce is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Royce mean?

Recorded meaning: from the female name Royse, later linked with rose; or an anglicization of German Reuss