Boys' name · peaked in 1910
Leroy name popularity since 1925
153,676 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Leroy (0.6% girls, 99.4% boys). Half of them were born in 1945 or earlier, so the typical Leroy is about 81 years old in 2026. Leroy peaked in 1910 as the #50 name for boys, and it ranked #888 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 153,676
- Named Leroy, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1910
- #50 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #888
- for boys in 2025 (269 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% boys
- 965 girls · 152,711 boys
- Most popular in
- South Carolina
- 3.92× its national share
Peak year is the year Leroy made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Leroy births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1935. Measured as a share of all babies, Leroy peaked earlier, in 1910.
- Steepest fall: Between 1944 and 1949, Leroy's share of baby boys fell by 34%, from 1 in 400 to 1 in 604.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Leroy's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Leroy.
Decade by decade
Babies named Leroy in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 144 | 19,294 | – |
| 1930s | 224 | 36,255 | #50 |
| 1940s | 185 | 33,864 | #83 |
| 1950s | 186 | 24,588 | #133 |
| 1960s | 110 | 15,220 | #173 |
| 1970s | 61 | 8,408 | #251 |
| 1980s | 50 | 5,600 | #347 |
| 1990s | 5 | 3,554 | #550 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,159 | #932 |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,173 | #989 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,596 | #888 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
42.4% of babies named Leroy from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Leroy is most popular
The index compares Leroy's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Leroy.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 3.92× | 8,315 |
| South Dakota | 2.86× | 1,381 |
| North Dakota | 2.85× | 1,359 |
| Mississippi | 2.73× | 5,002 |
| New Mexico | 2.64× | 2,206 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Leroy's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Leroy.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Leroy (1910).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data