Royalty is an English word name that means "royal rank" or "kingship", chosen by parents who want a name that sounds regal from the first syllable. It belongs to the same family of aspirational word names as Reign, Legacy and Heaven and has no history before the 21st century. Royalty entered the US top 1000 in 2016, jumped to a peak of number 339 in 2019 and has since eased back to number 782 in 2025.