Meaning and history
Leroy comes from the French nickname le roi, meaning “the king.” It has been used as an English given name since the 19th century and, in the United States since 1920, has been used mainly by African Americans.
20062006: 211 births, rank #912
2007: 195 births, rank #996
2008: 231 births, rank #899
2009: 201 births, rank #985
2010: 220 births, rank #919
20112011: 187 births, rank #1,023
2012: 227 births, rank #909
2013: 206 births, rank #972
2014: 191 births, rank #1,047
2015: 209 births, rank #987
20162016: 231 births, rank #922
2017: 227 births, rank #927
2018: 250 births, rank #872
2019: 225 births, rank #953
2020: 242 births, rank #922
20212021: 254 births, rank #905
2022: 281 births, rank #859
2023: 270 births, rank #872
2024: 280 births, rank #862
20252025: 269 births, rank #883
Leroy moved from #864 to #888 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1924, with 3,922 births.