Elroy

Last seen for girls in 1919 at #4,251 · #4,539 for boys in 2025, 22 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1922 · 192 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
7,476
since 1880

Elroy over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Elroy has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201922peak #438, 1922boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#4,53922
2024—#4,20025
2023—#3,88328
2022—#5,01919
2021—#4,24724
2020—#5,23517
2019—#3,89927
2018—#4,61021
2017—#4,46622
2016—#4,19924
2015—#4,29523
2014—#4,53821
2013—#7,02611
2012—#6,30613
2011—#8,0799
2010—#6,69812
2009—#6,80212
2008—#9,8717
2007—#9,7887
2006—#7,42710
2005—#5,87513
2004—#6,13812
2003—#6,25811
2002—#7,0559
2001—#7,5368
2000—#6,8399
1999—#5,65611
1998—#8,4796
1997—#4,05916
1996—#4,61313
1995—#3,69317
1994—#4,53713
1993—#4,44713
1992—#3,92015
1991—#3,10520
1990—#2,43228
1989—#2,78422
1988—#2,43724
1987—#1,93832
1986—#2,22625
1985—#2,11626
1984—#2,70617
1983—#2,34121
1982—#1,73433
1981—#1,89929
1980—#2,21323
1979—#1,90328
1978—#1,87027
1977—#1,78029
1976—#1,39041
1975—#1,70429
1974—#1,29043
1973—#1,37637
1972—#1,21046
1971—#1,27243
1970—#1,11754
1969—#98261
1968—#1,06848
1967—#1,03050
1966—#94159
1965—#97657
1964—#82384
1963—#85577
1962—#84181
1961—#80889
1960—#77297
1959—#81488
1958—#88373
1957—#76696
1956—#82083
1955—#80183
1954—#79582
1953—#74891
1952—#77083
1951—#84369
1950—#74186
1949—#77479
1948—#75281
1947—#73288
1946—#71683
1945—#63291
1944—#595106
1943—#623103
1942—#562120
1941—#579104
1940—#562111
1939—#61090
1938—#559108
1937—#506129
1936—#497130
1935—#522122
1934—#545117
1933—#501125
1932—#524123
1931—#487138
1930—#511136
1929—#479150
1928—#525132
1927—#489154
1926—#516138
1925—#472164
1924—#493158
1923—#477162
1922—#438192
1921—#500152
1920—#519139
1919#4,2516#511136
1918—#497145
1917—#479143
1916—#545110
1915—#550104
1914—#57975
1913—#61551
1912—#63543
1911—#64423
1910—#72917
1909—#89311
1908—#61318
1907—#73513
1906—#79810
1905—#63614
1904—#8748
1903—#1,0096
1902—#1,0136
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1900—#1,1626
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1898—#1,0026
1897—#7878
1896—#8268
1895—#8727
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1892—#1,0665
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1889—#9745
1888—#1,0315
1887—#9215
1886—#9595
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1880—#9095
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Elroy was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Elroy is popular in 1922

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #147 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 781 boysNDMinnesota: #246 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,242 boysMNIllinois: #332 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,045 boysILWisconsin: #110 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 582 boysWIMichigan: #383 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,776 boysMINew York: #610 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 18,575 boysNYMassachusetts: #285 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,750 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #153 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 776 boysSDIowa: #291 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,489 boysIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedINOhio: #297 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,165 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #231 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,878 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedARTennessee: #393 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,100 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #358 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,821 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedALGeorgia: #507 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,153 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedHITexas: #426 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,490 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Elroy, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wisconsin#110 · 1 in 582
  2. North Dakota#147 · 1 in 781
  3. South Dakota#153 · 1 in 776
  4. Missouri#231 · 1 in 1,878
  5. Minnesota#246 · 1 in 2,242

Best ever in a state: #95 in Wisconsin, 1924.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#110401 in 582
North Dakota#14781 in 781
South Dakota#15381 in 776
Missouri#231151 in 1,878
Minnesota#246101 in 2,242
Massachusetts#28571 in 4,750
Iowa#29161 in 3,489
Ohio#297121 in 4,165
Illinois#332111 in 5,045
Louisiana#35871 in 2,821
Michigan#38361 in 5,776
Tennessee#39361 in 4,100
Texas#426151 in 3,490
Georgia#50751 in 6,153
New York#61051 in 18,575
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Elroy
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 339 spots since 2024 (#4,200 → #4,539)
  • 696 spots since 2020 (#5,235 → #4,539)
  • 244 spots since 2015 (#4,295 → #4,539)
  • Biggest jump: 238 spots in 1905 (#874 → #636)
  • Biggest drop: 280 spots in 1909 (#613 → #893)
Rise & fade · boys
42 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1922 at #438 (192 births)
  • Births halved by 1939, 17 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 74 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 74 yrs · run 1904–1966
Share of babies · boys
1 in 5,667
  • Highest: 1 in 5,667 boys born in 1922 were named Elroy (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 77,640 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 20.6% of all boys named Elroy (1,541) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s31#848 (1884)#940
1890s47#787 (1897)#896
1900s92#613 (1908)#859
1910s847#479 (1917)#578
1920s1,541#438 (1922)#491
1930s1,218#487 (1931)#526
1940s966#562 (1942)#653
1950s834#741 (1950)#798
1960s703#772 (1960)#910
1970s377#1,117 (1970)#1,491
1980s252#1,734 (1982)#2,239
1990s152#2,432 (1990)#4,494
2000s98#5,875 (2005)#7,359
2010s183#3,899 (2019)#5,412
2020s135#3,883 (2023)#4,521

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Elroy in 1922

boys
#438
192 births · 1 in 5,667 boys

Top boys' names in 1922

  1. #1John57,280
  2. #2Robert53,796
  3. #3William51,111
  4. #4James49,802
  5. #5Charles28,839
  6. #6George27,350
  7. #7Joseph25,699
  8. #8Edward20,419
  9. #9Richard17,537
  10. #10Frank16,013
  11. #438Elroy192
More about 1922

boys

1,088,154 boys got a published name in 1922; 1 in 5,667 of them was named Elroy, which outranked 91.2% of the 4,967 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elroy
  1. #433Wilton194
  2. #436Odis193
  3. #436Olen193
  4. #438Elroy192
  5. #438Linwood192
  6. #440Burl190
  7. #440Luke190
  8. #442Clay189

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 520Desmond#1,360 → #840
  2. ↑ 504Gorden#1,226 → #722
  3. ↑ 418Jackie#1,140 → #722
  4. ↑ 417Daryl#843 → #426
  5. ↑ 361Brown#1,360 → #999
Fallers
  1. ↓ 600Adolf#991 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 508Nello#962 → #1,470
  3. ↓ 439Newman#843 → #1,282
  4. ↓ 394Marcos#939 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Porfirio#939 → #1,282

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1922 →