How to read the band

Solid line = floor (spellings that unambiguously belong to the group). Shaded band up to the dashed edge = ceiling (the most it could reach if every ambiguous spelling counted here).

Royalty

Royalty has been slowly declining from its former popularity. All-time it's been given to 7,751 U.S. babies, the 1,013th most common name by sound today, peaking at 980 in 2019, with 375 in 2025.

Royalty has no common alternate spellings by sound.

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