Leroy — #862 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Leroy

The Social Security Administration has registered 200,702 babies named Leroy between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leroy currently holds the #862 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 3,922 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leroy performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 37,870 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Leroy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 12,340 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Leroy in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leroy 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 200,702 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.