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Meaning

The name Leroy has the following meaning:

King.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Leroy is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 820 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Leroy fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 87 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 1000 in the Top 1000 charts. (A ranking of 1000 means that this name ranked 1000 or poorer in the 2008/2009 popularity surveys)

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Leroy in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Leroy is pronounced as lee-roy

Origins

Leroy originates from the French language.
See other suggested French boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Leroy and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Leroy: Boys - Dalphin, Finis, Pascal, Girls - Daffodil, Lorraine, Marianne, Naeva, Both genders - Fay, Sidney, Tennille

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Leroy: Elroi, Elroy (English), Learoi, Learoy, Leeroi, Leeroy, Lerai, Leroi, Leroy, Roy (Nickname)

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Leroy are: Roy, Lee

Style

We think the name Leroy should fall under the following style category: African-American.

See other African-American boy names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Leroy to be: A chap with a heart of gold

In one word, you might describe Leroy as a(n) "kind-hearted" person.

See other "kind-hearted" names for boys.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Leroy (or its variants) are:

LeRoy Collins, born on 10 March , a famous politician. LeRoy Collins's background: The thirty-third governor of Florida.

Leroy Kelly , born on 20 May, a famous footballer. Leroy Kelly 's background: American football player. Kelly was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994.

Dr. Leroy Chiao, born on 28 August, a famous astronaut. Dr. Leroy Chiao's background: American engineer and a former NASA astronaut who was stationed on board the International Space Station.
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