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Around the world, الروى (Elroy , Ellroy , الروى ) is quite a common masculine given name. The first name الروى is habitual in Grenada, where it is quite a common masculine name, South Africa, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Israel. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, South Africa, and Indonesia. Very seldom, الروى is the last name as well as the forename.
الروى is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Elroy Jetson , the fictional character in The Jetsons and Ellroy , the fictional character.