Recorded 1922–2016 Boys' name Peak 1969 150 births

Leroi — boys' name

150 babies named Leroi in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s101950s221960s261970s381980s101990s262010s13
1970s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Leroi was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

10 babies were named Leroi in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leroi

The Social Security Administration has registered 150 babies named Leroi between 1922 and 2016, spanning 95 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leroi currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leroi performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Leroi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leroi 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 150 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.

Leroi at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

150

Since 1922

95 years of records

Peak year

1969

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1922

Recorded for 95 years

Last year on file: 2016

Leroi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1922

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1969)
10
Annual births at peak — across 95 years of records
4681012 2016199519791972196719531922 5

Leroi by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
38 births that decade — 25% of Leroi's all-time total
1920s51930s101950s221960s261970s381980s101990s262010s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leroi?
150 babies have been named Leroi since 1922. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1969 with 10 births.
When was Leroi most popular?
Leroi was most popular in the 1970s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Leroi been used?
Leroi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 95 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Leroi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leroy, Leron, Lerone, Leray, 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, 1922–2016 (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.