Leeroy

Where Leeroy comes from

A less common spelling variant of Leroy.
— Wiktionary's entry for Leeroy
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1887
    First appearance
    #921 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1927
    Peak, #649
    95 babies named Leeroy — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1948
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,173.
  4. 1985
    Leeroy Anton born
    French association football player
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Leeroy Anton · French association football player, born 1985

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.