Leroy

French

"the king"

Leroy Origin and Meaning

The name Leroy is a boy's name of French origin meaning "the king".

Leroy's heyday was in the early twentieth century, when it was in the US Top 100 until 1949. As a result, it's now more frequently seen as a father or grandfather name rather than a viable newborn option. Though it has dropped off the popularity charts several times in recent years, it hasn't fallen into complete obscurity yet.

Leroy Rank in US Top 1000

# 877 in the US

Leroy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1156 on Nameberry

Leroy Popularity

• 877 US 2023
• 1156 Nameberry 2024
• 838 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Leroy

• Leroy Anderson American composer
• Leroy Carr American blues singer and pianist
• (Leroy) Gordon Cooper Jr., American astronaut
• Leroy Hill American football player
• Leroy Harris American football player
• Leroy Kelly American football player
• Leroy Cook American football player
• LeRoy Butler American football player
• Leroy Powell American country musician
• Leroy Hood American biologist
• Leroy Randle "Roy" Grumman American engineer and test pilot
• Leroy Johan Fer Dutch footballer
• Leroy Charles Griffith American nightclub mogul
• LeRoy Bell American singer,songwriter
• Leroy Chiao American astronaut
• Leroy Watson American archer
• Leroy Sané American soccer player
• Samuel Leroy Jackson American actor

Leroy in Pop Culture

• Leroy Jethro Gibbs character on TV's "NCIS"
• Leroy twin of Stitch in Disney's Lilo & Stitch series
• Leroy Jenkins character on TV's South Park
• "Bad Bad Leroy Brown," song by Jim Croce
• Leroy Lockhorn character in the comic strip "The Lockhorns"