The baby name Leroy is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ləˈrɔɪ/ (luh-ROY); French: /ləʁwa/ (luh-RWAH).
Leroy is French in Origin.
The baby name Leroy is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ləˈrɔɪ/ (luh-ROY); French: /ləʁwa/ (luh-RWAH).
Leroy is French in Origin.
Leroy descends from Old French le roi, "the king," a byname bestowed on someone with a regal bearing or a player who portrayed a monarch in medieval pageants. Carried to England through Norman influence, it shifted from surname to given name, and found strong footing in the United States from the 1880s through the 1940s. The name became especially familiar in African American communities. Notable bearers include baseball legend Satchel Paige (born Leroy Robert), composer Leroy Anderson, and painter LeRoy Neiman.
Variants and spellings include LeRoy, LeRoi, Leroi, Leeroy, and the spaced surname form Le Roy. Common short forms are Roy and Lee; the usual pronunciation is lee-ROY. Though rarer in modern France as a given name, Leroy remains widespread as a surname. Today it reads vintage yet authoritative, with an unmistakable kingly meaning and steady, no-nonsense charm.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| BW | 0 | #18 | 2 | 960 | |
| NA | 0 | #31 | 3 | 2,537 | |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #46 | 504 | 6,876 |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| JM | 0 | #54 | 34 | 3,714 | |
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #133 | 5 | 1,769 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #146 | 9 | 4,685 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2020 | #175 | 3 | 1,548 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #177 | 2 | 2,508 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #183 | 5 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| RU | 0 | #193 | 2 | 3,641 | |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #214 | 22 | 6,830 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #216 | 5 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #231 | 4 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #246 | 3 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| SG | 0 | #257 | 13 | 11,010 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #261 | 1,448 | 5,873 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #274 | 5 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #284 | 23 | 2,588 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #306 | 14 | 9,639 |
| NL | 0 | #327 | 65 | 2,481 | |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #330 | 16 | 8,138 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| ZA | 0 | #343 | 105 | 14,421 | |
| MY | 0 | #350 | 5 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #352 | 6 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #364 | 6 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #376 | 6 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #378 | 10 | 2,865 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #403 | 6 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #405 | 9 | 5,922 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #411 | 71 | 9,305 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #440 | 48 | 10,188 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #477 | 1,147 | 25,619 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #478 | 6 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #492 | 14 | 12,621 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #502 | 49 | 12,054 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #509 | 19 | 12,905 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #518 | 6 | 11,913 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #531 | 18 | 10,655 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #547 | 151 | 17,960 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #558 | 3 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #582 | 6 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #597 | 11 | 10,983 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #620 | 278 | 7,044 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #634 | 32 | 13,390 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #668 | 15 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #735 | 9 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #742 | 10 | 12,213 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #799 | 8 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #811 | 142 | 5,697 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #823 | 4 | 15,093 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #854 | 25 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #858 | 8 | 13,765 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #879 | 52 | 5,610 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #904 | 17 | 15,656 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #913 | 6 | 17,948 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #914 | 38 | 16,906 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #949 | 34 | 16,355 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,035 | 5 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,045 | 67 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,069 | 24 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,110 | 32 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,114 | 15 | 20,986 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,160 | 17 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,248 | 7 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,391 | 81 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,590 | 25 | 28,008 |
Leroy is popular in 74 countries — most recent births per country:
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