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Leroy

“The king” — Norman French origin

Boy's name · #883 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Leroy has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #50 (1907) · 200,981 babies named Leroy all-time · 1 in 6,300 boys born in 2025.

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.

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
• Leroy Brown — Encyclopedia Brown
• Leroy Smith — Tekken 7: Fated Retribution · Tekken 8

What Leroys become

Among 411 notable people named Leroy:

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

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