Given name
Delroy
“the king”
Delroy is used as a given name. One French interpretation is “the king.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “the king.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Delroy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,417
- 1,417 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 9 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 34 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,659 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Delroy’s family of names
Delroy is a form of Leroy. Delroy has a related form in Delray. Delroy has a related form in Delrico.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Delroy
- Delroy LindoBritish-born American actor (born 1952)
- Junior ReidJamaican reggae and dancehall singerborn 1963
- Delroy WilsonJamaican singer (1948–1995)
- Delroy FaceyBritish footballer (born 1980)
- Delroy JamesAmerican basketball playerborn 1986
- Delroy ScottJamaican footballer (1947-2018)
- Delroy AllenJamaican-American footballerborn 1956
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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