| Leroy | Roy | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | the king | king |
| Origin | french | french |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | luh-ROY | roy |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1924 (3,922) | 1947 (7,560) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Leroy | Roy |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,596 | 3,166 |
| 2010s | 2,173 | 5,017 |
| 2000s | 2,159 | 5,581 |
| 1990s | 3,554 | 8,601 |
| 1980s | 5,600 | 14,308 |
| 1970s | 8,408 | 22,353 |
| 1960s | 15,220 | 40,047 |
| 1950s | 24,588 | 61,847 |
| 1940s | 33,864 | 65,648 |
| 1930s | 36,255 | 51,495 |
| 1920s | 37,871 | 63,259 |
| 1910s | 21,275 | 40,340 |
| 1900s | 4,300 | 10,632 |
| 1890s | 2,544 | 9,779 |
| 1880s | 1,574 | 6,565 |
From the Old French 'le roi', meaning 'the king', originally a Norman nickname or occupational byname. A literal 'the king' name.
From Old French 'roy/roi', meaning 'king'. Note a second, separate origin: the Scottish Gaelic nickname 'ruadh' ('red', of hair/complexion) — so Roy can mean 'king' (French) or 'red' (Gaelic) depending on the bearer.
Leroy and Roy are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Leroy means the king (french origin), while Roy means king (french origin).
In US records, Leroy first appears in 0 and Roy in 0, so Leroy has the longer recorded history.