Elroy Boy
How popular is Elroy?
#4,538 boy name in 2025
22 baby boys were named Elroy in the US in 2025, making it the 4538th most popular boy name.
Elroy popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,538 for boys (▼ 341 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 22 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-4% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,293 in 2015, #5,231 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1922 (192 boys) |
| Highest rank | #438 in 1922 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Elroy counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Elroy family of names ranked #2,228 for boys in 2025 (#2,040 the year before), with 46 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Elroy | 22 | 48% |
| Elroi | 24 | 52% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Elroy is most popular
Babies named Elroy per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
Elroy by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 31 | #848 |
| 1890s | 47 | #786 |
| 1900s | 92 | #613 |
| 1910s | 847 | #479 |
| 1920s | 1,541 | #438 |
| 1930s | 1,218 | #487 |
| 1940s | 966 | #562 |
| 1950s | 834 | #740 |
| 1960s | 703 | #771 |
| 1970s | 377 | #1,117 |
| 1980s | 252 | #1,733 |
| 1990s | 152 | #2,427 |
| 2000s | 98 | #5,869 |
| 2010s | 183 | #3,896 |
| 2020s | 135 | #3,880 |
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Questions
- Is Elroy a boy or girl name?
- Elroy is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Elroy were boys.
- How popular is the name Elroy?
- 22 baby boys were named Elroy in the US in 2025, making it the 4538th most popular boy name.
- When was Elroy most popular?
- Elroy peaked in 1922, when 192 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #438 in 1922.
- How many people are named Elroy?
- 7,482 babies have been named Elroy in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,970 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 63.
- Where is Elroy most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Elroy was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.