Roy
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from English. Borrowed from English Roy in the 19th century.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Roy (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Roy has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2022. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 11 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 12 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2018 | 23 |
| 2019 | 22 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2021 | 22 |
| 2022 | 27 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,033 |
| 2000 | 2,989 |
| 2001 | 2,947 |
| 2002 | 2,912 |
| 2003 | 2,868 |
| 2004 | 2,835 |
| 2005 | 2,782 |
| 2006 | 2,745 |
| 2007 | 2,715 |
| 2008 | 2,681 |
| 2009 | 2,652 |
| 2010 | 2,628 |
| 2011 | 2,589 |
| 2012 | 2,555 |
| 2013 | 2,535 |
| 2014 | 2,513 |
| 2015 | 2,487 |
| 2016 | 2,463 |
| 2017 | 2,424 |
| 2018 | 2,397 |
| 2019 | 2,383 |
| 2020 | 2,352 |
Roy in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Roy.Hi! My name is Roy.
- Roy bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Roy lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Roy har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Roy has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Roys mamma är lärare.Roy's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Roys mamma is Roy's mum.
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Questions about Roy
How do you pronounce Roy in Swedish?
Press Listen at the top of the page to hear Roy from a native speaker's recording.
What does the name Roy mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from English. Borrowed from English Roy in the 19th century.
How popular is Roy in Sweden?
27 babies were named Roy in 2022. In 2020, 2,352 people in Sweden had Roy as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2022 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.