Recorded 1970–1997 Unisex name Peak 1988 55 births

Laroyce — boys' name

55 babies named Laroyce in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s221990s16
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Laroyce was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

9 babies were named Laroyce in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laroyce

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Laroyce between 1970 and 1997, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Laroyce currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Laroyce is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 41 additional births since 1957.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laroyce performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Laroyce shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Laroyce in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laroyce in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 55 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Laroyce at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

55

Since 1970

28 years of records

Peak year

1988

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1970

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1997

Laroyce popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1970

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1988)
9
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
45678910 199719931992198819821980197819711970 7

Laroyce popularity over time — girls

41 total births recorded since 1957 (Laroyce as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 41 births
4.555.566.577.5 1971196719661965195919581957 7

Laroyce by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
22 births that decade — 40% of Laroyce's all-time total
1970s171980s221990s16

Laroyce by state

Where Laroyce concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Laroyce
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 9.1%
Illinois share of Laroyce's total US births 9.1%

5 of 55 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laroyce?
55 babies have been named Laroyce since 1970. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1988 with 9 births.
When was Laroyce most popular?
Laroyce was most popular in the 1980s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Laroyce most popular?
The top states for the name Laroyce are Illinois (5 births).
Is Laroyce a unisex name?
Yes, Laroyce is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 55 births, and as a girl's name it has 41 births.
How long has the name Laroyce been used?
Laroyce has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 28 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Laroyce?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Larry, Lars, Laron, Larkin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.