Leroy
Boy · LEE-roy · French
Leroy is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “the king”. In 2025 it ranked 1,423rd for boys in the UK (20 babies) and 883rd for boys in the US (269 babies).
What does Leroy mean?
French: from Old French le roi
“the king”
From the Old French le roi, the king, which began as a nickname surname before becoming a first name.
- Say it
- LEE-roy
More on Wiktionary.
Is Leroy a girl's or a boy's name?
Leroy is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the UK and 269 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leroy in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,423among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the UK were named Leroy, making it the 1,423rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2000, with 30 boys.
2025 had more boys named Leroy than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Leroy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,537th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Leroy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,423 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,374 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,512 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2014 | 25 | #1,162 |
| 2013 | 17 | #1,493 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,478 |
| 2011 | 25 | #1,125 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 22 | #1,214 |
| 2008 | 30 | #972 |
| 2007 | 27 | #991 |
| 2006 | 28 | #939 |
| 2005 | 28 | #895 |
| 2004 | 27 | #864 |
| 2003 | 20 | #1,010 |
| 2002 | 19 | #988 |
| 2001 | 19 | #949 |
| 2000 | 30 | #665 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,142 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,062 |
| 1997 | 16 | #973 |
| 1996 | 21 | #768 |
How popular is Leroy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #883among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 269about 1 in 6,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 269 boys in the US were named Leroy, making it the 883rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 922nd. Its busiest year was 1924, with 3,922 boys.
Half of all the boys named Leroy in the US since 1880 were born between 1925 and 1954, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 301 boys in the US were given Leroy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #767, up from #883 for this spelling alone.
- Leroy 269
- Leeroy 32
Leroy in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 269 | #883 |
| 2024 | 280 | #862 |
| 2023 | 270 | #872 |
| 2022 | 281 | #859 |
| 2021 | 254 | #905 |
| 2020 | 242 | #922 |
| 2019 | 225 | #953 |
| 2018 | 250 | #872 |
| 2017 | 227 | #927 |
| 2016 | 231 | #922 |
| 2015 | 209 | #987 |
| 2014 | 191 | #1,047 |
| 2013 | 206 | #972 |
| 2012 | 227 | #909 |
| 2011 | 187 | #1,023 |
| 2010 | 220 | #919 |
| 2009 | 201 | #985 |
| 2008 | 231 | #899 |
| 2007 | 195 | #996 |
| 2006 | 211 | #912 |
| 2005 | 188 | #929 |
| 2004 | 223 | #804 |
| 2003 | 225 | #774 |
| 2002 | 218 | #789 |
| 2001 | 215 | #783 |
| 2000 | 252 | #696 |
| 1999 | 252 | #669 |
| 1998 | 279 | #637 |
| 1997 | 308 | #587 |
| 1996 | 308 | #584 |
| 1995 | 341 | #550 |
| 1994 | 339 | #556 |
| 1993 | 361 | #540 |
| 1992 | 414 | #491 |
| 1991 | 449 | #467 |
| 1990 | 503 | #439 |
| 1989 | 489 | #422 |
| 1988 | 490 | #404 |
| 1987 | 499 | #385 |
| 1986 | 540 | #350 |
| 1985 | 539 | #347 |
| 1984 | 530 | #348 |
| 1983 | 524 | #346 |
| 1982 | 674 | #298 |
| 1981 | 616 | #307 |
| 1980 | 699 | #293 |
| 1979 | 730 | #281 |
| 1978 | 707 | #274 |
| 1977 | 734 | #267 |
| 1976 | 760 | #258 |
| 1975 | 798 | #251 |
| 1974 | 773 | #253 |
| 1973 | 806 | #246 |
| 1972 | 916 | #233 |
| 1971 | 1,014 | #233 |
| 1970 | 1,170 | #214 |
| 1969 | 1,230 | #202 |
| 1968 | 1,197 | #196 |
| 1967 | 1,277 | #189 |
| 1966 | 1,349 | #184 |
| 1965 | 1,538 | #173 |
| 1964 | 1,585 | #173 |
| 1963 | 1,644 | #176 |
| 1962 | 1,703 | #179 |
| 1961 | 1,829 | #171 |
| 1960 | 1,868 | #172 |
| 1959 | 2,017 | #159 |
| 1958 | 2,074 | #158 |
| 1957 | 2,316 | #148 |
| 1956 | 2,352 | #140 |
| 1955 | 2,416 | #133 |
| 1954 | 2,638 | #125 |
| 1953 | 2,579 | #126 |
| 1952 | 2,644 | #116 |
| 1951 | 2,717 | #111 |
| 1950 | 2,835 | #102 |
| 1949 | 2,938 | #101 |
| 1948 | 3,234 | #97 |
| 1947 | 3,347 | #98 |
| 1946 | 3,472 | #90 |
| 1945 | 3,170 | #83 |
| 1944 | 3,410 | #78 |
| 1943 | 3,741 | #74 |
| 1942 | 3,717 | #69 |
| 1941 | 3,524 | #67 |
| 1940 | 3,311 | #66 |
| 1939 | 3,388 | #61 |
| 1938 | 3,491 | #61 |
| 1937 | 3,556 | #56 |
| 1936 | 3,642 | #57 |
| 1935 | 3,919 | #50 |
| 1934 | 3,774 | #54 |
| 1933 | 3,357 | #56 |
| 1932 | 3,677 | #53 |
| 1931 | 3,649 | #52 |
| 1930 | 3,802 | #53 |
| 1929 | 3,819 | #51 |
| 1928 | 3,872 | #51 |
| 1927 | 3,911 | #51 |
| 1926 | 3,808 | #51 |
| 1925 | 3,884 | #52 |
| 1924 | 3,922 | #53 |
| 1923 | 3,686 | #55 |
| 1922 | 3,671 | #55 |
| 1921 | 3,749 | #55 |
| 1920 | 3,549 | #56 |
| 1919 | 3,422 | #55 |
| 1918 | 3,422 | #57 |
| 1917 | 2,951 | #60 |
| 1916 | 2,699 | #63 |
| 1915 | 2,450 | #66 |
| 1914 | 2,004 | #60 |
| 1913 | 1,582 | #63 |
| 1912 | 1,306 | #66 |
| 1911 | 706 | #59 |
| 1910 | 733 | #50 |
| 1909 | 568 | #55 |
| 1908 | 523 | #56 |
| 1907 | 550 | #50 |
| 1906 | 420 | #61 |
| 1905 | 441 | #55 |
| 1904 | 401 | #60 |
| 1903 | 340 | #64 |
| 1902 | 370 | #62 |
| 1901 | 268 | #72 |
| 1900 | 419 | #65 |
| 1899 | 269 | #69 |
| 1898 | 315 | #68 |
| 1897 | 291 | #65 |
| 1896 | 278 | #72 |
| 1895 | 249 | #78 |
| 1894 | 239 | #83 |
| 1893 | 244 | #76 |
| 1892 | 233 | #87 |
| 1891 | 190 | #84 |
| 1890 | 236 | #74 |
| 1889 | 186 | #92 |
| 1888 | 192 | #95 |
| 1887 | 177 | #88 |
| 1886 | 155 | #100 |
| 1885 | 162 | #90 |
| 1884 | 154 | #98 |
| 1883 | 143 | #92 |
| 1882 | 152 | #96 |
| 1881 | 129 | #97 |
| 1880 | 124 | #108 |
Nicknames for Leroy
- Roy 48 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Leroy
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