Leroy
A boys’ name of French origin, meaning the king.
How Leroy has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #989 |
| 2016 | #925 |
| 2017 | #928 |
| 2018 | #873 |
| 2019 | #963 |
| 2020 | #927 |
| 2021 | #904 |
| 2022 | #855 |
| 2023 | #877 |
| 2024 | #862 |
| 2025 | #888 |
Leroy by the numbers
In 2025, 17 babies in England and Wales were named Leroy. In the US, 224 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 3,924 babies in 1924, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1935, about 1 in 270 American boys born that year was called Leroy.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leroy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Leroy, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Henryruler of the home2,295 in England and Wales (2025)
- Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Arthurbear; the legendary king3,211 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Leroy
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