Leroyce
An invented masculine name derived from French combining the prefix "Le" and "Royce".
Name Census estimates that about 1 living Americans carry the first name Leroyce. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Leroyce today is around 64 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Leroyce births was 1931 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Leroyce. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Leroyce. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
1
~ 1 in 342,754,338 Americans
Peak year
1931
7 babies that year
Average age
64
years old
1931 SSA rank
#3,276
Tracked since 1931
Census
Leroyce in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 106 people with the first name Leroyce, which placed it at #52,574 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#52,574
National first-name rank
People counted
106
106 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
48.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Leroyce
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Leroyce is Black at 48.1%. The next largest groups are White (43.4%) and Hispanic (4.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Leroyce described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Leroyce at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American48.1% · 51
- White43.4% · 46
- Hispanic or Latino4.7% · 5
- Two or more races3.8% · 4
Popularity
Leroyce: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Leroyce by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Leroyce during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Leroyce
The name Leroyce finds its origins in the Old French language, deriving from the combination of two words: "le" meaning "the" and "royce" meaning "king" or "ruler." It emerged during the Middle Ages, around the 12th to 13th centuries, in the regions of present-day France and parts of Northern Europe.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Leroyce can be traced back to a 13th-century French nobleman, Leroyce de Montfort, who was a prominent figure in the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars in southern France. He was born around 1190 and died in 1228.
In the 14th century, Leroyce de Villiers, a French knight and military commander, gained recognition for his bravery and leadership during the Hundred Years' War between England and France. He lived from approximately 1320 to 1385.
During the Renaissance period, Leroyce de Valois, a French courtier and diplomat, left his mark in the court of King Francis I. He was born around 1495 and served as an ambassador to various European courts until his death in 1567.
In the 17th century, Leroyce de la Fontaine, a French poet and fabulist, became renowned for his collection of fables and tales that have endured as literary classics. He was born in 1621 and died in 1695.
Moving into the 18th century, Leroyce de Mirabeau, a French writer and political theorist, played a significant role in the events leading up to the French Revolution. He was born in 1749 and died in 1791, leaving behind a legacy of influential works on economic and political reform.
While the name Leroyce has its roots in Old French and was particularly prevalent in France during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, it has also been adopted and adapted in other cultures and languages over time, carrying with it a sense of nobility and leadership.
People
Leroyce + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Leroyce as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Leroyce: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leroyce?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Leroyce going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 US residents.
Is Leroyce a common name?
We classify Leroyce as "Very Rare". It ranks above 3.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 7 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Leroyce most popular?
The single biggest year for Leroyce was 1931, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Leroyce is about 64 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Leroyce in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 106 people with the name Leroyce, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #52,574 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Leroyce in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Leroyce?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Leroyce on both sides of the split. Of the 110 people counted with this name, 56 were male (50.9%) and 54 were female (49.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Leroyce?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Leroyce is Black at 48.1%. The next largest groups are White (43.4%) and Hispanic (4.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Leroyce most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Leroyce in the 2020 Census, accounting for 48.1% (51 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Leroyce in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Leroyce a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Leroyce in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Leroyce still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Leroyce in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Leroyce can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Leroyce?
You can see how many people have the name Leroyce on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.