unisex name
Elois
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Births on record 3,135
Elois is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 85% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1976 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1927, when 79 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- Elois started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
- First appears in US birth records in 1895.
Elois over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 1970s. The striped bar is the 1970s, still in progress — it covers 1970 to 1976, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 |
| 1900s | 26 |
| 1910s | 280 |
| 1920s | 632 |
| 1930s | 637 |
| 1940s | 536 |
| 1950s | 390 |
| 1960s | 135 |
| 1970s (to 1976) | 11 |
How popular is Elois?
In 1976, Elois was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Elois is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Elois is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Eloïs | Eloïs is a rare spelling of Elois, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 170 times, mostly in France. | 170 |
| Éloïs | Éloïs is a rare spelling of Elois, written with an acute accent and recorded about 40 times, mostly in France. | 40 |
Names that peaked alongside Elois
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Elois also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elois over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Elois
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elois — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elois
How popular is the name Elois?
In 1976, Elois was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Elois a girl's or a boy's name?
Elois is used for both girls and boys. About 85% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Elois most popular?
Elois peaked in 1927, when 79 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.
Is Elois a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elois currently ranks #2,482 in the United States. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Elois originally a boys' or girls' name?
Elois was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.