Fun Facts About the Name Kroy
- 406 babies named Kroy: U.S. records list 406 babies given the name Kroy from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kroy Mean?
Kroy is a rare name whose meaning has not been established. It is used much more often as a surname than as a given name, and no derivation for it has been confirmed. The spelling resembles several names that are not related to one another: the Scottish place name and surname Croy; the Danish and Norwegian surname Krogh or Krog, which comes from a word for a hook or a bend in a road; and the given name Roy. A resemblance in spelling does not show a shared origin, and none of these links has been demonstrated. Because no source word or parent name can be identified, no literal meaning can be given for Kroy.
Kroy Name History & Origins
Kroy appears mainly as a family name, and its use as a first name is recent and scattered rather than part of a continuous tradition tied to one language or region. In the United States it is found as a surname, and it has also been given occasionally as a first name. The American football player Kroy Biermann (born 1985) is a widely known bearer; his family name is German, which does not by itself explain where the first name comes from. Links proposed between Kroy and similar-looking surnames such as Croy or Krogh remain unproven, so no line of development from an older personal name into Kroy has been shown. What can be traced is individual, unconnected use rather than a documented history in a particular country or speech community.
How Popular is the Name Kroy?
Kroy has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2015. Its best rank was #2,468 in 2015.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,088 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #6,030 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #7,538 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #6,675 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #5,909 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #4,354 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2019 | #4,286 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2018 | #3,140 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2017 | #2,981 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2016 | #2,576 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 2015 | #2,468 | 51 | 0.0027% |
| 2014 | #2,868 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 2013 | #2,876 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2012 | #3,275 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2011 | #9,246 | 8 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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