Eloise

#49 for girls in 2025, 4,251 births · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
2025 · 4,251 births
Debut · girls
11 births
In top 100 · girls
4 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
72,699
since 1880

Eloise over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201936girlsat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#494,251#12,0085
2024#643,443—
2023#812,924—
2022#862,905—
2021#1092,547—
2020#1371,970—
2019#1491,902—
2018#1671,743—
2017#1901,630—
2016#2081,567—
2015#2541,265—
2014#3021,081—
2013#337955—
2012#363860—
2011#449679—
2010#527553—
2009#911297—
2008#998265—
2007#1,283191—
2006#1,307179—
2005#1,328165—
2004#1,404148—
2003#1,813103—
2002#1,98488—
2001#2,11578—
2000#2,54559—
1999#2,61054—
1998#2,57053—
1997#3,22436—
1996#3,72329—
1995#2,97739—
1994#2,75244—
1993#4,10025—
1992#3,86627—
1991#4,20824—
1990#3,71428—
1989#3,47729—
1988#3,39328—
1987#3,10130—
1986#3,75722—
1985#3,08429—
1984#3,42324—
1983#2,59534—
1982#2,36941—
1981#2,11948—
1980#3,00229—
1979#2,38739—
1978#2,94227—
1977#3,36622—
1976#2,25537—
1975#2,19638—
1974#2,55629—
1973#1,64755—
1972#1,74950—
1971#1,54663—
1970#1,46469—
1969#1,54659—
1968#1,17784—
1967#1,14785—
1966#1,017103—
1965#854138—
1964#940126—
1963#811163—
1962#767183—
1961#788177—
1960#747187—
1959#677218—
1958#647232—
1957#544310—
1956#503348—
1955#508331—
1954#469355—
1953#408438—
1952#400432—
1951#365488—
1950#341524—
1949#359483—
1948#343512—
1947#327580—
1946#296608—
1945#292546—
1944#281597—
1943#259715—
1942#250746—
1941#266584—
1940#277512—
1939#269531#3,1136
1938#256608—
1937#250636#3,5185
1936#250611#3,5495
1935#230729#2,9517
1934#235719#2,5639
1933#210819#3,6425
1932#208867#3,0927
1931#197926#2,47110
1930#1891,023—
1929#1941,013#2,9808
1928#1901,082#3,6976
1927#1801,162#2,70310
1926#1751,208#3,7086
1925#1801,212—
1924#1851,212#3,8676
1923#1811,193—
1922#1791,222#4,3075
1921#1641,379—
1920#1781,239#2,9679
1919#1881,030#3,3917
1918#1891,063—
1917#191964—
1916#187953—
1915#207798—
1914#198663—
1913#202529—
1912#202474—
1911#219324—
1910#234273—
1909#230243—
1908#239201—
1907#239196—
1906#244176—
1905#267151—
1904#294120—
1903#264134—
1902#280124—
1901#32088—
1900#327107—
1899#31292—
1898#32891—
1897#35468—
1896#33277—
1895#37257—
1894#37256—
1893#37452—
1892#35156—
1891#36546—
1890#36946—
1889#41035—
1888#42534—
1887#39031—
1886#34638—
1885#37330—
1884#46319—
1883#45118—
1882#53012—
1881#44714—
1880#51811—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Eloise was already there! It came in at #518, and was given to 11 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 15 girls a year got the name.

Where Eloise is popular in 1936

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedNHWashington: #244 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,884 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #230 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,988 girlsMNIllinois: #306 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,973 girlsILWisconsin: #236 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,272 girlsWIMichigan: #319 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,876 girlsMINew York: #344 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,095 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedSDIowa: #213 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,689 girlsIAIndiana: #368 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,638 girlsINOhio: #190 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,466 girlsOHPennsylvania: #297 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,552 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #287 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,045 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedNEMissouri: #294 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,583 girlsMOKentucky: #282 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,144 girlsKYWest Virginia: #170 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 835 girlsWVVirginia: #242 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,894 girlsVAMaryland: #210 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,588 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedKSArkansas: #306 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,922 girlsARTennessee: #324 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,935 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #199 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,114 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #135 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 570 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #134 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 553 girlsLAMississippi: #188 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 851 girlsMSAlabama: #84 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 350 girlsALGeorgia: #115 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 466 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedHITexas: #280 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,525 girlsTXFlorida: #145 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 599 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alabama#84 · 1 in 350
  2. Georgia#115 · 1 in 466
  3. Louisiana#134 · 1 in 553
  4. South Carolina#135 · 1 in 570
  5. Florida#145 · 1 in 599

Best ever in a state: #17 in Vermont, 2021.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#84811 in 350
Georgia#115631 in 466
Louisiana#134371 in 553
South Carolina#135351 in 570
Florida#145211 in 599
West Virginia#170221 in 835
Mississippi#188251 in 851
Ohio#190321 in 1,466
North Carolina#199321 in 1,114
Maryland#21071 in 1,588
Iowa#213111 in 1,689
Minnesota#230101 in 1,988
Wisconsin#236101 in 2,272
Virginia#242121 in 1,894
Washington#24451 in 1,884
Texas#280361 in 1,525
Kentucky#282121 in 2,144
California#287181 in 2,045
Missouri#294101 in 2,583
Pennsylvania#297201 in 3,552
Arkansas#30691 in 1,922
Illinois#306171 in 2,973
Michigan#319101 in 3,876
Tennessee#32491 in 2,935
New York#344201 in 4,095
Indiana#36851 in 4,638
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Eloise
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 15 spots since 2024 (#64 → #49)
  • 88 spots since 2020 (#137 → #49)
  • 205 spots since 2015 (#254 → #49)
  • Biggest jump: 384 spots in 2010 (#911 → #527)
  • Biggest drop: 163 spots in 1966 (#854 → #1,017)
Rise & fade · girls
145 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2025 at #49 (4,251 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 4 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 4 yrs · run 2022–2025
  • Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1880–1965
Share of babies · girls
1 in 378
  • Highest: 1 in 378 girls born in 2025 were named Eloise (0.26%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
  • 24.8% of all girls named Eloise (18,040) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #164 (1921) → #4,208 (1991) → #49 (2025)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s242#346 (1886)#435
1890s641#312 (1899)#353
1900s1,540#230 (1909)#270
1910s7,071#187 (1916)#202
1920s11,922#164 (1921)#181
1930s7,469#189 (1930)#229
1940s5,883#250 (1942)#295
1950s3,676#341 (1950)#486
1960s1,305#747 (1960)#979
1970s429#1,464 (1970)#2,211
1980s314#2,119 (1981)#3,032
1990s359#2,570 (1998)#3,374
2000s1,573#911 (2009)#1,569
2010s12,235#149 (2019)#295
2020s18,040#49 (2025)#88

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Eloise in 1936

girls
#250
611 births · 1 in 1,703 girls
boys
#3,549
5 births · 1 in 207,441 boys

Top girls' names in 1936

  1. #1Mary54,377
  2. #2Shirley35,161
  3. #3Barbara31,682
  4. #4Betty25,868
  5. #5Patricia23,916
  6. #6Dorothy17,666
  7. #7Joan17,072
  8. #8Nancy16,755
  9. #9Margaret14,596
  10. #10Carol14,520
  11. #250Eloise611

Top boys' names in 1936

  1. #1Robert58,500
  2. #2James54,694
  3. #3John47,683
  4. #4William39,398
  5. #5Richard33,494
  6. #6Charles29,101
  7. #7Donald28,639
  8. #8Thomas18,342
  9. #9George18,197
  10. #10David17,476
  11. #3,549Eloise5
More about 1936

girls

1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 1,703 of them was named Eloise, which outranked 94.9% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eloise
  1. #247Katie632
  2. #248Arline631
  3. #249Eula630
  4. #250Eloise611
  5. #251Reba609
  6. #252Janis599
  7. #253Angela595
Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,238Shelba#3,742 → #504
  2. ↑ 662Shelby#840 → #178
  3. ↑ 600Wendy#1,418 → #818
  4. ↑ 588Deanna#1,356 → #768
  5. ↑ 546Shari#1,514 → #968
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
  2. ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
  3. ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
  4. ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
  5. ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 207,441 of them was named Eloise, which outranked 12.1% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eloise
  1. #3,147Zachariah6
  2. #3,147Zebbie6
  3. #3,147Zeke6
  4. #3,549Eloise5
  5. #3,549Abdon5
  6. #3,549Adger5
  7. #3,549Adlai5

Tied with 488 names at #3,549; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 802Errol#1,708 → #906
  2. ↑ 644Sergio#1,584 → #940
  3. ↑ 601Brice#1,494 → #893
  4. ↑ 537Windell#1,390 → #853
  5. ↑ 529Kim#1,390 → #861
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,082Stafford#980 → #2,062
  2. ↓ 889Darwyn#750 → #1,639
  3. ↓ 461Hunter#956 → #1,417
  4. ↓ 399Orvil#844 → #1,243
  5. ↓ 370Rosendo#956 → #1,326

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1936 →