Elroi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EL-roy
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,613 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Elroi is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God who sees me”. In 2025 it ranked 1,613th for boys in the UK (17 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Elroi mean?
Hebrew: from El Roi, a biblical name for God
“God who sees me”
In Genesis, Hagar calls God El Roi, 'the God who sees me', after an angel finds her in the desert.
Is Elroi a girl's or a boy's name?
Elroi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 boys in the UK and 16 girls and 24 boys in the US.
How popular is Elroi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,613among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Newly popularnew in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were named Elroi, making it the 1,613th most popular name for boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Elroi of any year since it first appeared, in 2017.
Half of all the boys named Elroi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2022 and 2025, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 22 boys in the UK were given Elroi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,165, up from #1,613 for this spelling alone.
- Elroi 17
- Elroy 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,537th in England and Wales.
Elroi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,613 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,745 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
How popular is Elroi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 271% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Elroi, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 29 boys. It first appears in the records in 2013. 16 girls were also named Elroi in 2025 (6,837th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Elroi in the US since 1880 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elroi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
Names like Elroi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ezra Albie Eesa Elis Eden Enzo Eli Yunus Axel Atlas Ilyas Matei
Other spellings of Elroi
Names related to Elroi
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
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, “Elroi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elroi, updated 20 October 2026.