Leroy

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Leroy

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Leroy comes from a French nickname “le roi,” meaning “the King.”

History:
Leroy, the French nickname, first popular in the 19th century (why exactly is unknown).

Pronunciation: lee-roy.

Alternates: Leeroy, Elroy.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Leroy Carr (1905-1935)
American singer.
Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)
American composer.
Leroy Neiman (1927-)
American illustrator.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Leroy Merrit (Leroy Schimmelpfennig) (1912-1970)
American librarian.

Miscellaneous:
Leroy “Satchel” Paige (1906-1982)
American baseball player.

Scientists:
Leroy Randle Grumman (1895-1982)
American aeronautical engineer.
Leroy Edgar Burney (1906-1998)
American physician.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.125 % named Leroy
0.004 % named Elroy

Popularity of Leroy:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 199th most popular.
1875: 97th most popular.
1900-1910: 82nd most popular.
1910-1920: 65th most popular.
1920-1930: 52nd most popular.
1930-1940: 56th most popular.
1940-1950: 90th most popular.
1950-1960: 137th most popular.
1960-1970: 183rd most popular.
1970-1980: 263rd most popular.
1980-1990: 343rd most popular.
1990: 445th most popular.
1991: 475th most popular.
1992: 501st most popular.
1993: 555th most popular.
1994: 570th most popular.
1995: 562nd most popular.
1996: 605th most popular.
1997: 594th most popular.
1998: 663rd most popular.
1999: 709th most popular.
2000: 734th most popular.
2001: 786th most popular.
2002: 833rd most popular.
2003: 810th most popular.