Boys' name · since 1880
Elroy
Elroy has 7,476 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,418 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,545 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,476
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elroy is the #4545 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 7,476 recorded since 1880.
Elroy has 7,476 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4545 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,418 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,545 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,476 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elroy ranks #1,418 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,545 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,476 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,418 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,545 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,476
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elroy's 7,476 recorded births place it above 96.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Wisconsin.
How Elroy compares
7,476 Top 10% higher than 90% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Elroy's all-time total is 20x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elroy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,476 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 192 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elroy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elroy splits its recorded history at 1957: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 192 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elroy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1922)
- 192
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Elroy popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1919 (Elroy as girls' name)
Elroy by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,541 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Elroy's strongest decade.
1,541 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Elroy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 31
1880s
31 births
- 1890s 47
1890s
47 births
- 1900s 92
1900s
92 births
- 1910s
1910s
847 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,541 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,218 births
- 1940s
1940s
966 births
- 1950s
1950s
834 births
- 1960s
1960s
703 births
- 1970s 377
1970s
377 births
- 1980s 252
1980s
252 births
- 1990s 152
1990s
152 births
- 2000s 98
2000s
98 births
- 2010s 183
2010s
183 births
- 2020s 135
2020s
135 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,541 births (21% of all-time use).
How Elroy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Elroy's total volume
Elroy by state
Where Elroy concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wisconsin | | 869 | 11.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 752 | 10.1% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 446 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 220 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 211 | 2.8% |
| #6 | North Dakota | | 158 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 136 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 107 | 1.4% |
869 of 7,476 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Elroy appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elroy's data
- Elroy's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,541 total births); usage has since declined to 135 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Wisconsin records the most Elroys (869 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Wisconsin names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elroy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elroy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.