Leroy

Leroy: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “the king”
Origin: French
Say it: luh-ROY · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

From French le roi, literally 'the king'. It began as a nickname or surname before use as a given name.

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How popular is Leroy?

202484.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Leroy in 2024278

2024 rank#862 boys

Peak year1935

Total US babies since 1880201,884

Leroy is steady now but far below its 1935 peak.

Names like Leroy

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Oliverolive tree · French
Beauhandsome · French
Calvinbald · French
Louisfamous warrior · French
Granttall; large · French
Saintholy person; saint · French
Russelllittle red-haired one · French
Travisto cross · French

Leroy questions

What does the name Leroy mean?

Leroy means "the king". It comes from French. From French le roi, literally 'the king'. It began as a nickname or surname before use as a given name.

Is Leroy a boy or girl name?

Leroy is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Leroy?

278 US babies were named Leroy in 2024. Its peak year was 1935.

How do you pronounce Leroy?

Leroy is usually pronounced luh-ROY.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.