Leroy

LEE-roi

French

"the king"

Leroy Origin and Meaning

The name Leroy is a boy's name of French origin meaning "the king".

Leroy's heyday was in the early twentieth century, when it was in the US Top 100 until 1949. As a result, it's now more frequently seen as a father or grandfather name. Nevertheless, it remains in the latter end of the US Top 1000, perhaps passed down from father to son, or similar enough to popular Levi that it still appeals.

It comes from the French nickname le roi meaning "the king", which might also explain its continued use, considering the popularity of Kingsley, Rex, Saint, and similar.

Leroy Rank in US Top 1000

# 877 in the US

Leroy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1321 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Leroy

• 877 US 2023
• 1321 Nameberry 2025
• 838 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Leroy

• Leroy Anderson American composer
• Leroy Carr American blues singer and pianist
• (Leroy) Gordon Cooper Jr., American astronaut
• Leroy Hill American football player
• Leroy Harris American football player
• Leroy Kelly American football player
• Leroy Cook American football player
• LeRoy Butler American football player
• Leroy Powell American country musician
• Leroy Hood American biologist
• Leroy Randle "Roy" Grumman American engineer and test pilot
• Leroy Johan Fer Dutch footballer
• Leroy Charles Griffith American nightclub mogul
• LeRoy Bell American singer,songwriter
• Leroy Chiao American astronaut
• Leroy Watson American archer
• Leroy Sané American soccer player
• Samuel Leroy Jackson American actor

The name Leroy in Pop Culture

• Leroy Jethro Gibbs character on TV's "NCIS"
• Leroy twin of Stitch in Disney's Lilo & Stitch series
• Leroy Jenkins character on TV's South Park
• "Bad Bad Leroy Brown," song by Jim Croce
• Leroy Lockhorn character in the comic strip "The Lockhorns"