Delroy
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DEL-roy
- Origin
- French
Delroy is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “of the king”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Delroy mean?
French: variant of Elroy, from Old French le roy 'the king'
“of the king”
A variant of Elroy, from Old French le roy, meaning the king.
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Is Delroy a girl's or a boy's name?
Delroy is a boys' name.
How popular is Delroy in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 6 boys.
Delroy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Delroy in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 34 boys. It first appears in the records in 1916.
Half of all the boys named Delroy in the US since 1880 were born between 1943 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.
Delroy in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,016 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,553 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 34 | #2,209 |
| 1991 | 22 | #2,909 |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,946 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,286 |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,855 |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,721 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,708 |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,955 |
| 1983 | 22 | #2,271 |
| 1982 | 24 | #2,165 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,797 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,011 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,658 |
| 1971 | 18 | #2,202 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,310 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 18 | #1,813 |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,083 |
| 1964 | 20 | #1,792 |
| 1963 | 17 | #1,956 |
| 1962 | 17 | #1,961 |
| 1961 | 22 | #1,730 |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,209 |
| 1959 | 17 | #1,973 |
| 1958 | 17 | #1,952 |
| 1957 | 19 | #1,836 |
| 1956 | 21 | #1,721 |
| 1955 | 23 | #1,610 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,742 |
| 1953 | 18 | #1,835 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,374 |
| 1951 | 14 | #2,054 |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,320 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,452 |
| 1948 | 14 | #2,026 |
| 1947 | 11 | #2,355 |
| 1946 | 16 | #1,812 |
| 1945 | 18 | #1,580 |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,524 |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,181 |
| 1942 | 15 | #1,867 |
| 1941 | 23 | #1,411 |
| 1940 | 25 | #1,334 |
| 1939 | 16 | #1,712 |
| 1938 | 21 | #1,476 |
| 1937 | 33 | #1,148 |
| 1936 | 22 | #1,417 |
| 1935 | 22 | #1,453 |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,022 |
| 1933 | 18 | #1,644 |
| 1932 | 14 | #1,995 |
| 1931 | 16 | #1,843 |
| 1930 | 15 | #1,964 |
| 1929 | 8 | #2,978 |
| 1928 | 12 | #2,387 |
| 1927 | 9 | #2,911 |
| 1926 | 16 | #1,981 |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,434 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,504 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,465 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,876 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,178 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,896 |
Names like Delroy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
David Billy Teddy Tommy Daniel Ronnie Danny Bobby Douglas Denny Cody Casey
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Delroy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/delroy, updated 20 October 2026.