Billy vs Leroy
Billy and Leroycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Billy was ranked #39 and Leroy #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Billy was ranked #127 and Leroy #2671 among boys in England and Wales.
Billy and Leroy over time
Billy and Leroy appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Billy held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Leroy in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1996, Billy moved ahead of Leroy in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #337 and #337 the year before became #185 and #369.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Billy #68 in 1998, Leroy #624 in 2000.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Billy held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Leroy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Billy #68 in 1998, Leroy #624 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Billy #127, Leroy #2671.
Republic of Ireland · Boys19 shared years, 1977–2025
Billy held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Leroy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Billy #39 in 2025, Leroy #258 in 1983.
The order changed in 1996: Billy moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #337 and #337; by 1996 that had become #185 and #369.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Billy #39, Leroy #829.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Billy | Leroy |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #39 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Billy and Leroy both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Billy
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #305 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #39 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1970–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #44 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Leroy
Popularity journey
First recorded1977
First recorded at #293 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1977–2025
Highest recorded position: #258 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1983 (recorded 1977–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys