Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Leroy
Endangered
Down 93.1% from peak
Peak era
1924
Peak births
3,922
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Leroy
How many people are named Leroy?
An estimated 62,937 living Americans are named Leroy.
How rare is Leroy?
Leroy is uncommon among babies today, with 269 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 93.1% from its 1924 peak.
How old is the typical Leroy?
The median age of a living American named Leroy is approximately 64 years, with most bearers falling between 48 and 75 years old.
Is Leroy still popular?
No. Leroy is endangered as a baby name, down 93.1% from its 1924 peak with 269 births in 2025.
Where is Leroy most common?
Leroy has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 5.1× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19242025
Peak year
1924
Decline from peak
93.1%
2025
269
All-time
200,981
Where it lives now
Leroy is most concentrated in New Mexico — about 4.7× the national rate in the 1960s.
States where Leroy is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.