Leroy
Last seen for girls in 1991 at #13,147 · #883 for boys in 2025, 269 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1935 · 3,919 births
- Debut · boys
- 124 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 68 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 200,981since 1880
Leroy over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #883 | 269 | |
| 2024 | — | #862 | 280 | |
| 2023 | — | #872 | 270 | |
| 2022 | — | #859 | 281 | |
| 2021 | — | #905 | 254 | |
| 2020 | — | #922 | 242 | |
| 2019 | — | #953 | 225 | |
| 2018 | — | #872 | 250 | |
| 2017 | — | #927 | 227 | |
| 2016 | — | #922 | 231 | |
| 2015 | — | #987 | 209 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,047 | 191 | |
| 2013 | — | #972 | 206 | |
| 2012 | — | #909 | 227 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,023 | 187 | |
| 2010 | — | #919 | 220 | |
| 2009 | — | #985 | 201 | |
| 2008 | — | #899 | 231 | |
| 2007 | — | #996 | 195 | |
| 2006 | — | #912 | 211 | |
| 2005 | — | #929 | 188 | |
| 2004 | — | #805 | 223 | |
| 2003 | — | #775 | 225 | |
| 2002 | — | #790 | 218 | |
| 2001 | — | #784 | 215 | |
| 2000 | — | #697 | 252 | |
| 1999 | — | #671 | 252 | |
| 1998 | — | #637 | 279 | |
| 1997 | — | #587 | 308 | |
| 1996 | — | #584 | 308 | |
| 1995 | — | #550 | 341 | |
| 1994 | — | #557 | 339 | |
| 1993 | — | #540 | 361 | |
| 1992 | — | #491 | 414 | |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #467 | 449 |
| 1990 | — | #440 | 503 | |
| 1989 | — | #422 | 489 | |
| 1988 | — | #404 | 490 | |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #385 | 499 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #350 | 540 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #347 | 539 |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #348 | 530 |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #346 | 524 |
| 1982 | — | #298 | 674 | |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | #307 | 616 |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 | #293 | 699 |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 | #281 | 730 |
| 1978 | #6,948 | 8 | #274 | 707 |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | #267 | 734 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #258 | 760 |
| 1975 | #4,854 | 12 | #251 | 798 |
| 1974 | — | #253 | 773 | |
| 1973 | — | #246 | 806 | |
| 1972 | #6,558 | 7 | #233 | 916 |
| 1971 | #5,543 | 9 | #233 | 1,014 |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | #214 | 1,170 |
| 1969 | #3,958 | 13 | #202 | 1,230 |
| 1968 | #4,779 | 9 | #196 | 1,197 |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | #189 | 1,277 |
| 1966 | #3,959 | 11 | #184 | 1,349 |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 | #173 | 1,538 |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #173 | 1,585 |
| 1963 | #3,635 | 13 | #176 | 1,644 |
| 1962 | #4,865 | 8 | #179 | 1,703 |
| 1961 | #3,608 | 13 | #171 | 1,829 |
| 1960 | #2,904 | 18 | #172 | 1,868 |
| 1959 | #3,436 | 13 | #159 | 2,017 |
| 1958 | #2,663 | 19 | #158 | 2,074 |
| 1957 | #2,486 | 21 | #148 | 2,316 |
| 1956 | #3,186 | 14 | #140 | 2,352 |
| 1955 | #2,971 | 15 | #133 | 2,416 |
| 1954 | #2,295 | 22 | #125 | 2,638 |
| 1953 | #2,301 | 21 | #126 | 2,579 |
| 1952 | #2,581 | 17 | #116 | 2,644 |
| 1951 | #2,474 | 17 | #111 | 2,717 |
| 1950 | #1,835 | 27 | #102 | 2,835 |
| 1949 | #2,274 | 19 | #101 | 2,938 |
| 1948 | #2,416 | 17 | #97 | 3,234 |
| 1947 | #2,279 | 19 | #98 | 3,347 |
| 1946 | #2,094 | 20 | #90 | 3,472 |
| 1945 | #2,237 | 15 | #83 | 3,170 |
| 1944 | #1,808 | 22 | #78 | 3,410 |
| 1943 | #1,949 | 20 | #74 | 3,741 |
| 1942 | #2,214 | 16 | #69 | 3,717 |
| 1941 | #1,954 | 18 | #67 | 3,524 |
| 1940 | #1,845 | 19 | #66 | 3,311 |
| 1939 | #1,947 | 17 | #61 | 3,388 |
| 1938 | #1,945 | 17 | #61 | 3,491 |
| 1937 | #2,448 | 12 | #56 | 3,556 |
| 1936 | #1,741 | 19 | #57 | 3,642 |
| 1935 | #2,095 | 15 | #50 | 3,919 |
| 1934 | #1,603 | 22 | #54 | 3,774 |
| 1933 | #1,552 | 23 | #56 | 3,357 |
| 1932 | #1,268 | 33 | #53 | 3,677 |
| 1931 | #1,421 | 27 | #52 | 3,649 |
| 1930 | #1,197 | 39 | #53 | 3,802 |
| 1929 | #1,419 | 29 | #51 | 3,819 |
| 1928 | #1,469 | 29 | #51 | 3,872 |
| 1927 | #1,486 | 30 | #51 | 3,911 |
| 1926 | #1,589 | 27 | #51 | 3,808 |
| 1925 | #1,535 | 29 | #52 | 3,884 |
| 1924 | #1,679 | 26 | #53 | 3,922 |
| 1923 | #1,895 | 21 | #55 | 3,686 |
| 1922 | #2,027 | 19 | #55 | 3,671 |
| 1921 | #2,941 | 11 | #55 | 3,749 |
| 1920 | #1,816 | 22 | #56 | 3,549 |
| 1919 | #1,921 | 19 | #55 | 3,422 |
| 1918 | #1,887 | 20 | #57 | 3,422 |
| 1917 | #2,204 | 15 | #60 | 2,951 |
| 1916 | #1,689 | 21 | #63 | 2,699 |
| 1915 | #2,143 | 14 | #66 | 2,450 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #60 | 2,004 |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | #63 | 1,582 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | #66 | 1,306 |
| 1911 | — | #59 | 706 | |
| 1910 | — | #50 | 733 | |
| 1909 | — | #55 | 568 | |
| 1908 | — | #56 | 523 | |
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 | #50 | 550 |
| 1906 | — | #61 | 420 | |
| 1905 | — | #55 | 441 | |
| 1904 | — | #60 | 401 | |
| 1903 | — | #64 | 340 | |
| 1902 | — | #62 | 370 | |
| 1901 | — | #72 | 268 | |
| 1900 | — | #65 | 419 | |
| 1899 | — | #69 | 269 | |
| 1898 | — | #68 | 315 | |
| 1897 | — | #65 | 291 | |
| 1896 | — | #72 | 278 | |
| 1895 | — | #78 | 249 | |
| 1894 | — | #83 | 239 | |
| 1893 | — | #76 | 244 | |
| 1892 | — | #87 | 233 | |
| 1891 | — | #84 | 190 | |
| 1890 | — | #74 | 236 | |
| 1889 | — | #92 | 186 | |
| 1888 | — | #95 | 192 | |
| 1887 | — | #88 | 177 | |
| 1886 | — | #100 | 155 | |
| 1885 | — | #90 | 162 | |
| 1884 | — | #98 | 154 | |
| 1883 | — | #92 | 143 | |
| 1882 | — | #96 | 152 | |
| 1881 | — | #97 | 129 | |
| 1880 | — | #108 | 124 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Leroy was already there! It came in at #108, and was given to 124 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1887, when fewer than 180 boys a year got the name.
Where Leroy is popular in 1947
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#22 · 1 in 108
- New Mexico#34 · 1 in 136
- Mississippi#42 · 1 in 221
- North Dakota#43 · 1 in 196
- Louisiana#48 · 1 in 210
Best ever in a state: #11 in Florida, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #22 | 266 | 1 in 108 |
| New Mexico | #34 | 66 | 1 in 136 |
| Mississippi | #42 | 132 | 1 in 221 |
| North Dakota | #43 | 38 | 1 in 196 |
| Louisiana | #48 | 162 | 1 in 210 |
| South Dakota | #51 | 28 | 1 in 256 |
| Florida | #58 | 107 | 1 in 269 |
| Minnesota | #59 | 101 | 1 in 347 |
| Georgia | #61 | 154 | 1 in 292 |
| Colorado | #63 | 49 | 1 in 314 |
| Alabama | #66 | 106 | 1 in 377 |
| Delaware | #69 | 9 | 1 in 365 |
| Maryland | #71 | 69 | 1 in 371 |
| Nebraska | #71 | 38 | 1 in 384 |
| District of Columbia | #75 | 36 | 1 in 347 |
| Kansas | #76 | 52 | 1 in 386 |
| North Carolina | #76 | 124 | 1 in 430 |
| Wisconsin | #76 | 90 | 1 in 434 |
| Montana | #79 | 17 | 1 in 381 |
| Hawaii | #80 | 21 | 1 in 292 |
| Iowa | #80 | 65 | 1 in 466 |
| Virginia | #81 | 92 | 1 in 416 |
| Pennsylvania | #82 | 210 | 1 in 565 |
| Wyoming | #83 | 8 | 1 in 354 |
| Arizona | #93 | 24 | 1 in 383 |
| Illinois | #99 | 143 | 1 in 651 |
| Arkansas | #101 | 49 | 1 in 490 |
| New Jersey | #104 | 56 | 1 in 884 |
| Tennessee | #105 | 68 | 1 in 619 |
| Maine | #109 | 19 | 1 in 565 |
| Michigan | #112 | 97 | 1 in 786 |
| Oklahoma | #112 | 45 | 1 in 553 |
| Oregon | #112 | 28 | 1 in 605 |
| Missouri | #117 | 62 | 1 in 705 |
| New York | #123 | 141 | 1 in 1,121 |
| Connecticut | #124 | 16 | 1 in 1,312 |
| Kentucky | #129 | 45 | 1 in 835 |
| Ohio | #133 | 97 | 1 in 977 |
| California | #134 | 139 | 1 in 859 |
| Washington | #137 | 28 | 1 in 983 |
| Idaho | #138 | 9 | 1 in 755 |
| Indiana | #138 | 43 | 1 in 1,049 |
| West Virginia | #147 | 26 | 1 in 1,008 |
| Massachusetts | #152 | 22 | 1 in 2,371 |
| Texas | #152 | 130 | 1 in 754 |
| Utah | #216 | 6 | 1 in 1,646 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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 Leroy
- 21 spots since 2024 (#862 → #883)
- 39 spots since 2020 (#922 → #883)
- 104 spots since 2015 (#987 → #883)
- Biggest jump: 114 spots in 2012 (#1,023 → #909)
- Biggest drop: 124 spots in 2005 (#805 → #929)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1935 at #50 (3,919 births)
- Births halved by 1960, 25 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 68 yrs · run 1881–1948
- Top 1,000: 144 yrs · run 1880–2010
- Highest: 1 in 265 boys born in 1910 were named Leroy (0.38%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,350 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #50 in 1935, was only 1 in 266 (0.38%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 18.8% of all boys named Leroy (37,871) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,574 | #88 (1887) | #96 |
| 1890s | 2,544 | #65 (1897) | #76 |
| 1900s | 4,300 | #50 (1907) | #60 |
| 1910s | 21,275 | #50 (1910) | #60 |
| 1920s | 37,871 | #51 (1927) | #53 |
| 1930s | 36,255 | #50 (1935) | #55 |
| 1940s | 33,864 | #66 (1940) | #82 |
| 1950s | 24,588 | #102 (1950) | #132 |
| 1960s | 15,220 | #171 (1961) | #182 |
| 1970s | 8,408 | #214 (1970) | #251 |
| 1980s | 5,600 | #293 (1980) | #350 |
| 1990s | 3,554 | #440 (1990) | #552 |
| 2000s | 2,159 | #697 (2000) | #857 |
| 2010s | 2,173 | #872 (2018) | #953 |
| 2020s | 1,596 | #859 (2022) | #884 |
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.
Leroy in 1947
Top girls' names in 1947
Top boys' names in 1947
More about 1947
girls
1,772,766 girls got a published name in 1947; 1 in 93,303 of them was named Leroy, which outranked 62.7% of the 6,104 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,200Valencia20
- #2,200Vanetta20
- #2,200Verdie20
- #2,279Leroy19
- #2,279Alan19
- #2,279Alejandra19
- #2,279Alfreida19
- #2,354Adelita18
- #2,354Alba18
- #2,354Arbutus18
Tied with 74 names at #2,279; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,829,599 boys got a published name in 1947; 1 in 547 of them was named Leroy, which outranked 97.7% of the 4,266 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.