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Delroy

100% boys · last recorded 2023

Delroy has been given to about 1,417 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1992, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 1,062
Median age today47 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Delroy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1992 · 34
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,417

How popular is Delroy?

Its best year was 1992, when 34 babies were given the name, ranking 2226th. The typical living American called Delroy is about 47 years old today.

Names that sound like Delroy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Elroy0.88
  2. Leroy0.75
  3. Eloy0.75
  4. Leeroy0.70
  5. Deron0.65
  6. Delton0.65
  7. Roy0.55
  8. Troy0.55

Middle names for Delroy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Delroy Paul0.77
  2. Delroy Lee0.77
  3. Delroy Blake0.76
  4. Delroy Bryce0.76
  5. Delroy Wade0.76
  6. Delroy Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Delroy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rudybrother · 0.78
  2. Santosbrother · 0.76
  3. Georginasister · 0.75
  4. Lionelbrother · 0.73
  5. Priscillasister · 0.73
  6. Laurelsister · 0.73

Where Delroy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Delroy Anderson0.77
    2. Delroy White0.72
    3. Delroy Reyes0.72
    4. Delroy Nguyen0.72
    5. Delroy Lee0.72
    6. Delroy Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Delroy

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.