as a First Name
Now considered a typically African-American given name, but formerly also extensively borne by White Americans. It is from a French nickname meaning ‘the king’, but it is not entirely clear why this particular form should have become such a popular given name in English.
| 456th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 117,365
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 185,659
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- South Dakota
- has the most people named Leroy per capita
- 1935
- marked the height of its popularity
0.01%
99.99%
68%
55+
55+
25%
30-54
30-54
5%
13-29
13-29
3%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
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