Leroy
Boy nameLeroy has been given to 202,163 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1924 and currently ranks #888 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈliːˌɹɔɪ/
Transferred from the common French surname Leroy, meaning "the king".
Origin: surnames
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
202,163
Peak year
1924 (3,948 babies)
Rank in 2025
#888 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +29%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Leroy
Leroy Sané
German association football player
Leroy Fer
Dutch association football player (born 1990)
Gordon Cooper
American astronaut (1927–2004)
Butch Cassidy
American Old West outlaw (1866–1908)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Leroy.
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