Leroi

Boys' name

The king, through Leroy

Leroi has been given to 150 babies in the U.S. since 1922. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1969, with 10 recorded.

Babies named Leroi, 2016

1 in 459,000

Leroi over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Leroi: meaning, origin, and history

The king, through Leroy

surname transfer

What Leroi means

Leroi belongs to the name family reached through Leroi → Leroy. Its meaning is “the king”.

Origin, language, and formation

Leroi is used in English. Its origins include surname transfer.

Leroi is recorded as a surname transferred into given-name use.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Leroy.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 150 boys were recorded with the name Leroi between 1922 and 2016. Its highest annual count was 10 in 1969; its best national rank was #2,974 in 1969.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Leroi?

Leroi had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2016, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2016: 1 in 459,000; 8 of 3,669,531 births
Among boys only: 1 in 237,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2016: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 317,942 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Leroi sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2016 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 317,942 children born in 2016 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Leroi. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Lerois were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Leroi was born before 1974 — so the typical Leroi is around 51 today.

Median birth year: 1974; About 51 years old
Biggest decade: 1970s; 25.3% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 19.3%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 135; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1970s — 25.3% of all recorded uses (38).

Is Leroi rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1969 (10)
Years since peak: 56; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 35.7% average annual change
Best rank ever: #2,974; 1969

Spellings of Leroi

Leroi is not the most common spelling — Leo is, with 28.6% against Leroi's 0.02%.

Leo28.6%259,988
Levi23.7%215,013
Leroy22.1%200,981
Leon20.1%182,638
Jerod0.66%6,014
Levon0.63%5,738
Deron0.63%5,709
Laron0.57%5,193

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Leroi by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #2,974; 1969
Peak year: 1969; 10 that year
First recorded: 1922
Last recorded: 2016
All-time count: 150
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Leroi

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Elroi Leray Lerry Kroi Leron Troi Lerin Lerone Roi Laroi Lerenzo Leri Leroyal Leriel Lerald Lerome Lerico Leroyce Leroy

Sibling names for Leroi

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Shannan Marnie Charla Richelle Nichelle Aretha Brigette Nicolle

For a brother

Jacques Judd Douglass Alfonzo Kraig Kelley Edwardo Shon

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