Leroy
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Leroy
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 is also given to girls.
Pronounced luh-ROY.
As of October 2026, Leroy ranked #888 for boys in US births in 2025 and #14419 for girls in US births in 1991 SSA, peaked at #50 for boys in 1910 and #1204 for girls in 1930.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,047 | 191 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #988 | 209 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #926 | 230 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #927 | 227 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #875 | 250 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #956 | 224 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #923 | 242 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #906 | 254 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #860 | 281 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #872 | 270 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #862 | 278 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #888 | 269 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Leroy for boys
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Leroy on lists
Famous Leroys
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American composer
- Leroy CarrBoy
American blues singer and pianist
- (Leroy) Gordon CooperBoy
Jr., American astronaut
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American football player
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American football player
- Leroy KellyBoy
American football player
- Leroy CookBoy
American football player
- LeRoy ButlerBoy
American football player
- Leroy PowellBoy
American country musician
- Leroy HoodBoy
American biologist
- Leroy Randle "Roy" GrummanBoy
American engineer and test pilot
- Leroy Johan FerBoy
Dutch footballer
- Leroy Charles GriffithBoy
American nightclub mogul
- LeRoy BellBoy
American singer,songwriter
- Leroy ChiaoBoy
American astronaut
- Leroy WatsonBoy
American archer
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American soccer player
- Samuel Leroy JacksonBoy
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Leroy in pop culture
- Leroy Jethro GibbsBoy
character on TV's "NCIS"
- LeroyBoy
twin of Stitch in Disney's Lilo & Stitch series
- Leroy JenkinsBoy
character on TV's South Park
- "BadBoy
Bad Leroy Brown," song by Jim Croce
- Leroy LockhornBoy
character in the comic strip "The Lockhorns"