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“The king” — Norman French origin
Boy's name · #888 in the US (2025) · Heirloom
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. In Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota it runs about 3× its national rate. Its center of gravity has moved: strongest in the South in the 1940s and 1950s, strongest in the Midwest today.
Around the world: about 1 in 6,500 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 6,900 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 7,200 boys in Switzerland (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 27 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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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