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.

# 877 in the US

Leroy Rank in US Top 1000

# 1474 on Nameberry

Leroy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Leroy Popularity

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"