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Leroy

Boy's name · #888 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Leroy belongs to an older America first — it reached #50 back in 1907 — yet it still appears in today's records at #888. About 201,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

In recent years, Leroy ran about 3× its national rate in Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 27 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Leroy ranks in other countries and regions.

#831 in Netherlands (2025) · #881 in Scotland (2025) · #966 in Ireland (2025) · #1,216 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #1,458 in Belgium (2025) · #1,583 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,586 in Austria (2025) · #1,090 in Canada (2024).

Famous Leroys

• Leroy Sané — German association football player
• Leroy Fer — Dutch association football player (born 1990)
• Leroy Burrell — American sprinter
• Leroy Chiao — American astronaut and engineer
• Leroy Anderson — American composer (1908–1975)

In stories & tradition

• Leroy (Gibbs) — NCIS (TV series)
• Leroy Brown — Encyclopedia Brown (novel series)
• Leroy Smith — Tekken 7: Fated Retribution (video game)

What Leroys become

Among 411 notable people named Leroy:

Sports figures appear 2.12× more often than among typical names — e.g. Leroy Sané, German association football player.

Similar names: Bernard · Lester · Roy · Harry · Willie · Sidney

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