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Roya

Girl's name · #2379 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Roya is climbing: on the charts since 1955, it reached #2379 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 80 girls given the name last year. Roughly 1,600 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#988 in Netherlands (2025) · #993 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #1,289 in Belgium (2025) · #1,429 in Canada (2025) · #1,512 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,766 in Austria (2025) · #2,125 in Italy (2024) · #6,667 in France (2025) · #896 in Ireland (2015) · #11,266 in Ecuador (2011).

Famous Royas

• Roya Mahboob — Afghan entrepreneur and businesswoman (born 1987)
• Roya Hakakian — Iranian American author (born 1966)
• Roya Sadat — Afghan film producer and director (born 1983)
• Roya Heshmati — Iranian activist against mandatory hijab (born 1990)
• Roya Arab — UK-based Iranian musician and archaeologist (born 1967)

What Royas become

Among 39 notable people named Roya:

Entertainers appear 2.32× more often than among typical names — e.g. Roya Sadat, Afghan film producer and director (born 1983).

Similar names: Emaan · Rorie · Hania · Zeina · Abeeha · Leya

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