Elroy
Elroy is an English-language masculine given name. It is a variant of the name Leroy, meaning "The King".
- English
Meaning & Origin of Elroy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elroy is an English-language masculine given name. It is a variant of the name Leroy, meaning "The King".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Elroy
Elroy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 192 Elroys were born — ranking #438 that year. As of 2026, Elroy ranks #3,921 for baby boys with 28 births, gradually rising (+14%). In total, more than 8K Elroys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Elroy
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Elroy M. Avery (1844-1935), American politician
- Elroy Chester (1969-2013), American serial killer
- Elroy Gelant (born 1986), South African long-distance runner
- Elroy Harris (born 1966), American football running back
- Elroy Hirsch (1923–2004), American Hall-of-Fame football player, sport executive and actor
- Elroy van der Hooft (born 1990), German-born Dutch footballer
- Elroy Josephs (1939-1997), Jamaican dancer
- Elroy Kahanek (1941-2014), American record industry official and songwriter
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Names that sound like Elroy
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About the name Elroy
Elroy is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Elroy's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #438. Use the chart and map above to compare Elroy's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.