girl's name
Eloise
EL-oh-eez
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 100 (US)
- Births on record 131,678
the United States
#49
2025 births
Eloise is a girl's name of French origin, from the medieval Héloïse. Its root is uncertain — most often linked to Germanic elements meaning healthy or wide — and it is inseparable from Héloïse d'Argenteuil, the twelfth-century scholar whose letters to Peter Abelard survive.
- Eloise is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 4,256 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 779 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Eloise over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 242 |
| 1890s | 641 |
| 1900s | 1,540 |
| 1910s | 7,078 |
| 1920s | 11,972 |
| 1930s | 7,523 |
| 1940s | 5,883 |
| 1950s | 3,676 |
| 1960s | 1,305 |
| 1970s | 429 |
| 1980s | 314 |
| 1990s | 359 |
| 2000s | 1,573 |
| 2010s | 12,235 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 18,045 |
What Eloise means
Eloise is usually glossed as healthy or wide, from proposed Germanic roots, though no derivation is settled. Some sources connect it instead to the same root as Louise, meaning famous warrior, and reference works generally present more than one option.
Where Eloise comes from
Eloise descends from the Old French Héloïse, whose origin is genuinely unresolved. Proposals include a Germanic compound with helu, health, and wid, wide, and a connection to the root behind Louis and Louise, from hlud, famous, and wig, war. The name's standing rests overwhelmingly on Héloïse d'Argenteuil, a scholar of exceptional learning whose relationship with the philosopher Peter Abelard in twelfth-century Paris ended in disaster and separation, and whose surviving correspondence with him is among the most studied bodies of medieval letters. The name reached English as Eloise and Heloise, and rose sharply in recent decades as part of a broader revival of French and vintage names.
Eloise in use
Héloïse d'Argenteuil's letters are among the few substantial writings by a medieval woman to survive in her own voice.
How popular is Eloise?
In 2025, Eloise was given to 4,256 babies in the United States, ranking #49 that year. It is one of the most popular names in the United States.
Where Eloise 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 Eloise is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Eloïse | Eloïse is Eloise written with a diaeresis in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #176 in France, against #2,029 for Eloise. | 10,930 |
| Éloïse | Éloïse is Eloise written with an acute accent in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #270 in France, against #2,029 for Eloise. | 2,710 |
| Éloise | Éloise is a rare spelling of Eloise, written with an acute accent and recorded about 35 times, mostly in France. | 35 |
| Eloîse | Eloîse is a rare spelling of Eloise, written with a circumflex and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Eloise
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Eloise also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Eloise over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
3 nicknames for Eloise
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Eloise in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- French
- Héloïse
Sibling names for Eloise
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Eloise — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Eloise
What does the name Eloise mean?
Eloise is usually glossed as "healthy" or "wide," though its root is genuinely disputed.
Who was Héloïse?
Héloïse d'Argenteuil was a twelfth-century French scholar whose letters to the philosopher Peter Abelard survive and are widely studied.
Is Eloise related to Louise?
Possibly — one theory derives both from the same Germanic root, though this is not established.
How popular is the name Eloise?
In 2025, Eloise was given to 4,256 babies in the United States, ranking #49 that year. It is one of the most popular names in the United States.
Is Eloise a girl's or a boy's name?
Eloise is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Eloise?
Eloise has 2 syllables.
When was Eloise most popular?
Eloise peaked in 2025, when 4,256 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Eloise?
Eloise is usually shortened to Elle, Lois and Loïs.
Is Eloise a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Eloise currently ranks #49 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.