Leroy

Leroy is a boy name of Jamaican origin, meaning The king.

What Leroy means

The king.

Leroy sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Leroy comes from

Jamaican names reflect a mix of English, African, and Spanish heritage, and the naming culture is notably inventive, favouring names created fresh within a family.

Leroy is recorded as Jamaican in origin. Browse other Jamaican names.

How popular is Leroy?

Leroy is not in the current top 100 boy names we track. In practice that means a child called Leroy is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.

The character of Leroy

We group Leroy under royalty and rule. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.

Themes: Royal

Names like Leroy

These share Leroy's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Delroy — Of the king.
• Empress — A sovereign queen.
• Alexander — Defender of the people.
• Arthur — Bear; noble and courageous.
• August — Great, venerable, majestic.
• Cyrus — Sun; lord.
• David — Beloved.
• Etienne — Crown, garland.
• Friedrich — Peaceful ruler.
• Henry — Ruler of the home.
• Laszlo — Glorious ruler.
• Laurent — Crowned with laurel.

More Jamaican names

• Latoya — The victorious one.
• Marcia — Warlike; dedicated to Mars.
• Keisha — Joyful and favored.
• Omari — God the highest; flourishing.
• Garnett — The deep-red garnet gem.
• Shanice — God is gracious.
• Errol — Wanderer; nobleman.
• Shanika — God is gracious.
• Empress — A sovereign queen.
• Usain — Beautiful and handsome.