boy · scottish
Roy
say it roy
What Roy means
- Scottish red (Gaelic ruadh)
How popular it is
Its use is rising over the last ten years.
- no. 357 in Sweden (2020)
- no. 519 in Norway (2020)
- no. 541 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 560 in the US (2024)
- no. 564 in Chile (2021)
- no. 572 in Switzerland (2025)
- no. 636 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 718 in Scotland (2025)
In the United States it was most popular around 1890.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Finn Rory Rowan Blake Bruno Phoenix Fionn Flynn Jett Sullivan Odhran Dexter
Roy in stories
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Roy Mustang, the ambitious Flame Alchemist
- Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade: Roy, the young lord of Pherae
- Ted Lasso: Roy Kent, the gruff veteran captain
- The IT Crowd: Roy Trenneman, the lazy IT technician