boy's name
Leeroy
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 7,086
France
#264
2025 births
Leeroy is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1927, when 95 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 103,605 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1887.
Leeroy over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 |
| 1890s | 23 |
| 1900s | 65 |
| 1910s | 372 |
| 1920s | 822 |
| 1930s | 685 |
| 1940s | 538 |
| 1950s | 281 |
| 1960s | 281 |
| 1970s | 208 |
| 1980s | 227 |
| 1990s | 233 |
| 2000s | 229 |
| 2010s | 265 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 164 |
How popular is Leeroy?
In 2025, Leeroy was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Leeroy is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Leeroy is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Lee-Roy | Lee-Roy is Leeroy written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in France. | 225 |
Names that peaked alongside Leeroy
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Leeroy also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Leeroy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Leeroy
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Leeroy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Leeroy
How popular is the name Leeroy?
In 2025, Leeroy was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Leeroy a girl's or a boy's name?
Leeroy is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Leeroy most popular?
Leeroy peaked in 1927, when 95 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Leeroy a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Leeroy currently ranks #264 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.