Is Leroy a boy or girl name?
Leroy is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 278 boys were named Leroy, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 201,884 US babies named Leroy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #862
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Leroy since 1880
- 201,884
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 3,948 babies
Boys and girls named Leroy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,574 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 2,544 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 4,300 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1910s | 21,275 | 113 | 0.5% |
| 1920s | 37,870 | 243 | 0.6% |
| 1930s | 36,256 | 224 | 0.6% |
| 1940s | 33,863 | 185 | 0.5% |
| 1950s | 24,589 | 186 | 0.8% |
| 1960s | 15,219 | 110 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 8,408 | 61 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 5,599 | 50 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 3,555 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2000s | 2,157 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,168 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,325 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 278 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 270 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 281 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 254 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 242 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 224 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 250 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 227 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 230 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 209 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 191 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 206 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 225 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 187 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 219 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 201 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 231 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 195 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 211 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 187 | #936 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 222 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 225 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 218 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 215 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 252 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 252 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 279 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 308 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 308 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 341 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 339 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 361 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 414 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 449 | #468 | 5 | #14,419 |
| 1990 | 504 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 488 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 490 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 499 | #385 | 7 | #9,358 |
| 1986 | 540 | #350 | 7 | #9,105 |
| 1985 | 539 | #347 | 6 | #10,040 |
| 1984 | 530 | #348 | 8 | #7,817 |
| 1983 | 524 | #346 | 5 | #11,214 |
| 1982 | 674 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 616 | #307 | 7 | #8,628 |
| 1980 | 699 | #293 | 10 | #6,564 |
| 1979 | 730 | #281 | 7 | #8,557 |
| 1978 | 707 | #274 | 8 | #7,341 |
| 1977 | 735 | #267 | 6 | #9,107 |
| 1976 | 760 | #259 | 5 | #10,136 |
| 1975 | 799 | #251 | 12 | #5,018 |
| 1974 | 773 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 807 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 916 | #233 | 7 | #6,935 |
| 1971 | 1,012 | #234 | 9 | #5,790 |
| 1970 | 1,169 | #215 | 7 | #6,727 |
| 1969 | 1,230 | #202 | 13 | #4,078 |
| 1968 | 1,197 | #197 | 9 | #4,975 |
| 1967 | 1,277 | #189 | 6 | #6,452 |
| 1966 | 1,349 | #184 | 11 | #4,089 |
| 1965 | 1,538 | #173 | 11 | #4,085 |
| 1964 | 1,585 | #173 | 8 | #5,248 |
| 1963 | 1,644 | #176 | 13 | #3,724 |
| 1962 | 1,703 | #179 | 8 | #5,112 |
| 1961 | 1,829 | #171 | 13 | #3,699 |
| 1960 | 1,867 | #172 | 18 | #2,950 |
| 1959 | 2,018 | #159 | 13 | #3,540 |
| 1958 | 2,074 | #158 | 19 | #2,714 |
| 1957 | 2,316 | #148 | 21 | #2,526 |
| 1956 | 2,352 | #140 | 14 | #3,252 |
| 1955 | 2,415 | #133 | 15 | #3,045 |
| 1954 | 2,639 | #125 | 22 | #2,338 |
| 1953 | 2,579 | #126 | 21 | #2,335 |
| 1952 | 2,645 | #116 | 17 | #2,626 |
| 1951 | 2,716 | #111 | 17 | #2,531 |
| 1950 | 2,835 | #102 | 27 | #1,857 |
| 1949 | 2,938 | #101 | 19 | #2,308 |
| 1948 | 3,234 | #97 | 17 | #2,454 |
| 1947 | 3,347 | #98 | 19 | #2,320 |
| 1946 | 3,471 | #90 | 20 | #2,123 |
| 1945 | 3,172 | #83 | 15 | #2,295 |
| 1944 | 3,409 | #78 | 22 | #1,836 |
| 1943 | 3,740 | #74 | 20 | #1,973 |
| 1942 | 3,717 | #69 | 16 | #2,267 |
| 1941 | 3,524 | #67 | 18 | #1,992 |
| 1940 | 3,311 | #66 | 19 | #1,871 |
| 1939 | 3,388 | #61 | 17 | #1,999 |
| 1938 | 3,491 | #61 | 17 | #1,987 |
| 1937 | 3,555 | #56 | 12 | #2,512 |
| 1936 | 3,644 | #57 | 19 | #1,774 |
| 1935 | 3,918 | #50 | 15 | #2,159 |
| 1934 | 3,774 | #54 | 22 | #1,628 |
| 1933 | 3,357 | #56 | 23 | #1,577 |
| 1932 | 3,677 | #53 | 33 | #1,284 |
| 1931 | 3,648 | #52 | 27 | #1,442 |
| 1930 | 3,804 | #53 | 39 | #1,204 |
| 1929 | 3,818 | #51 | 29 | #1,435 |
| 1928 | 3,871 | #51 | 29 | #1,490 |
| 1927 | 3,912 | #51 | 30 | #1,502 |
| 1926 | 3,808 | #51 | 27 | #1,603 |
| 1925 | 3,884 | #52 | 29 | #1,556 |
| 1924 | 3,922 | #53 | 26 | #1,700 |
| 1923 | 3,686 | #55 | 21 | #1,921 |
| 1922 | 3,671 | #55 | 19 | #2,067 |
| 1921 | 3,749 | #55 | 11 | #3,056 |
| 1920 | 3,549 | #56 | 22 | #1,857 |
| 1919 | 3,422 | #55 | 19 | #1,957 |
| 1918 | 3,422 | #57 | 20 | #1,926 |
| 1917 | 2,951 | #60 | 15 | #2,264 |
| 1916 | 2,699 | #63 | 21 | #1,721 |
| 1915 | 2,450 | #66 | 14 | #2,193 |
| 1914 | 2,004 | #60 | 6 | #3,421 |
| 1913 | 1,582 | #63 | 11 | #1,968 |
| 1912 | 1,306 | #66 | 7 | #2,516 |
| 1911 | 706 | #59 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 733 | #50 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 568 | #55 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 523 | #56 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 550 | #50 | 5 | #2,233 |
| 1906 | 420 | #62 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 441 | #55 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 401 | #60 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 340 | #64 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 370 | #62 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 268 | #72 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 419 | #65 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 269 | #69 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 315 | #68 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 291 | #66 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 278 | #72 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 249 | #78 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 239 | #83 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 244 | #76 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 233 | #87 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 190 | #84 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 236 | #74 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 186 | #92 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 192 | #95 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 177 | #88 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 155 | #100 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 162 | #90 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 154 | #99 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 143 | #94 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 152 | #96 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 129 | #98 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 124 | #108 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Leroy reached #50 in 1907. As a girl name, it reached #1,204 in 1930. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Leroy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.