Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Elroy

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Elroy
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1922

Peak rank proxy

192

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19222024

Peak year

1922

Decline from peak

87%

2024

All-time

7,454

Elroy has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1922, when 192 boys were named Elroy.

In 2024, only 25 boys were given the name.

Down 87% from its peak.

All told, about 7,454 Americans have been named Elroy and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

Curious about the history of Elroy? Browse books about the name Elroy on Amazon.