Holding steady.
Popularity of Roylene since 1930
Babies named Roylene per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 68 |
| 1940s | 118 |
| 1950s | 113 |
| 1960s | 60 |
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Roylene is a rare American coinage from the 1930s, first recorded in 1930. It combines the Scottish-origin name Roy (meaning 'red') with the fashionable -lene suffix seen in names like Darlene and Marlene. The name reached its peak popularity in 1939, its highest year of recorded use, though even then it never broke into the top 1000. Since then, its usage has remained stable at a very low level, with fewer than five births annually in recent years (2025 data shows a one-in-N of null, indicating extreme rarity). Geographically, it has no concentrated top states. As a modern feminine variant of Roy, it fits a naming style popular in mid-20th-century America, alongside similar compounds like Royleen and Roilene.
Roylene is a modern invented name, formed by blending the male name Roy (itself of Scottish origin, from Gaelic ruadh meaning 'red') with the popular feminine suffix -lene (as in Marlene or Darlene). It first appeared in the United States in the 1930s, a period that saw many such compound coinages.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Roy, Lena
Variants: Roilene, Royleen
Sibling names for Roylene
Names that share Roylene's style, for a brother or sister.
