Leroy

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Dutch

Leroy first appears in the data in 1974 and has been recorded in 41 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1990 with 212 babies (rank #101 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Leroy

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Leroy yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,216

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

212

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Leroy

Leroy Sanéassociation football player · b. 1996
Leroy Ferassociation football player · b. 1990
Leroy Chiaomotivational speaker · b. 1960
Leroy Burrellathletics competitor · b. 1967
Leroy Andersonclassical composer · b. 1908

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1974	6	#746
1975	5	#800
1976	5	#798
1977	8	#665
1978	18	#459
1979	11	#601
1980	25	#408
1981	23	#425
1982	27	#394
1983	144	#125
1984	64	#234
1985	68	#223
1986	101	#171
1987	142	#139
1988	142	#129
1989	170	#118
1990	212	#101
1991	200	#105
1992	204	#104
1993	181	#112
1994	167	#122
1995	119	#171
1996	108	#176
1997	104	#178
1998	90	#218
1999	84	#228
2000	64	#287
2001	74	#253
2002	66	#276
2003	69	#263
2004	63	#268
2005	49	#314
2006	54	#288
2007	45	#308
2008	56	#264
2009	43	#319
2010	41	#321
2011	48	#285
2012	44	#287
2013	46	#273
2014	26	#386