Given name & surname
Elroi
“a red-haired young man”·“a king”
Elroi is a variant of Elroy. Interpretations include “a red-haired young man” and “a king”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elroi is a variant of Elroy. Interpretations include “a red-haired young man” and “a king”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2013. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elroi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 191
- 130 boys · 61 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 40
- #4,287 for boys · #6,924 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +165%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,287 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. It also appeared in 16 birth records for girls in 2025.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Elroi’s family of names
Elroi has a related form in Elroy. In Greek usage, Elroi as a surname is a transliteration of Ελρόι.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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