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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201939girlsat 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 1939

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #248 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,363 girlsMNIllinois: #394 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,884 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedWIMichigan: #382 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,187 girlsMINew York: #439 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 6,553 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedRIOregon: #200 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,315 girlsORNevada: 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: #292 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,179 girlsIAIndiana: #294 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,174 girlsINOhio: #256 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,653 girlsOHPennsylvania: #385 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,561 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #291 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,172 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedUTColorado: #254 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,759 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedNEMissouri: #341 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,352 girlsMOKentucky: #332 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,064 girlsKYWest Virginia: #202 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,173 girlsWVVirginia: #261 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,986 girlsVAMaryland: #265 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,404 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #177 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 694 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedKSArkansas: #264 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,516 girlsARTennessee: #239 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,598 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #186 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 970 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #182 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 813 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Eloise, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #219 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 982 girlsLAMississippi: #174 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 760 girlsMSAlabama: #115 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 480 girlsALGeorgia: #126 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 519 girlsGAHawaii: #123 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 363 girlsHITexas: #304 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,781 girlsTXFlorida: #197 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 863 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alabama#115 · 1 in 480
  2. Hawaii#123 · 1 in 363
  3. Georgia#126 · 1 in 519
  4. Mississippi#174 · 1 in 760
  5. New Mexico#177 · 1 in 694

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#115591 in 480
Hawaii#12391 in 363
Georgia#126601 in 519
Mississippi#174291 in 760
New Mexico#17781 in 694
South Carolina#182261 in 813
North Carolina#186381 in 970
Florida#197161 in 863
Oregon#20051 in 1,315
West Virginia#202161 in 1,173
Louisiana#219231 in 982
Tennessee#239171 in 1,598
Minnesota#24891 in 2,363
Colorado#25451 in 1,759
Ohio#256191 in 2,653
Virginia#261121 in 1,986
Arkansas#264121 in 1,516
Maryland#26551 in 2,404
California#291211 in 2,172
Iowa#29261 in 3,179
Indiana#29481 in 3,174
Texas#304321 in 1,781
Kentucky#33291 in 3,064
Missouri#34181 in 3,352
Michigan#38281 in 5,187
Pennsylvania#385131 in 5,561
Illinois#394111 in 4,884
New York#439131 in 6,553
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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 1939

girls
#269
531 births · 1 in 2,065 girls
boys
#3,113
6 births · 1 in 184,475 boys

Top girls' names in 1939

  1. #1Mary54,900
  2. #2Barbara37,257
  3. #3Patricia29,701
  4. #4Betty23,639
  5. #5Shirley20,447
  6. #6Carol20,166
  7. #7Nancy19,723
  8. #8Judith16,625
  9. #9Dorothy15,169
  10. #10Margaret14,949
  11. #269Eloise531

Top boys' names in 1939

  1. #1Robert59,666
  2. #2James59,636
  3. #3John51,025
  4. #4William42,071
  5. #5Richard35,386
  6. #6Charles30,789
  7. #7David25,360
  8. #8Donald24,056
  9. #9Thomas22,129
  10. #10Ronald19,837
  11. #3,113Eloise6
More about 1939

girls

1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 2,065 of them was named Eloise, which outranked 94.6% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eloise
  1. #266Freda538
  2. #266Reba538
  3. #268Cecelia534
  4. #269Eloise531
  5. #270Mona523
  6. #271Blanche519
  7. #272Betsy513
Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. ↑ 880April#1,805 → #925
  2. ↑ 865Karel#1,703 → #838
  3. ↑ 725Hedy#1,650 → #925
  4. ↑ 722Vivien#1,703 → #981
  5. ↑ 709Karon#1,547 → #838
Fallers
  1. ↓ 712Eulalia#972 → #1,684
  2. ↓ 446Shelvia#955 → #1,401
  3. ↓ 358Naoma#992 → #1,350
  4. ↓ 304Imelda#890 → #1,194
  5. ↓ 279Helaine#870 → #1,149

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

boys

1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 184,475 of them was named Eloise, which outranked 21.5% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eloise
  1. #2,829Willmer7
  2. #2,829Yates7
  3. #2,829Ygnacio7
  4. #3,113Eloise6
  5. #3,113Abbott6
  6. #3,113Ac6
  7. #3,113Adams6
  8. #3,480Abbie5
  9. #3,480Adelard5
  10. #3,480Adrin5

Tied with 366 names at #3,113; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. ↑ 463Alfonzo#1,439 → #976
  2. ↑ 447Rod#1,439 → #992
  3. ↑ 443Estel#1,397 → #954
  4. ↑ 422Cameron#1,364 → #942
  5. ↑ 421Turner#1,337 → #916
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Gonzalo#779 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 497Judge#992 → #1,489
  3. ↓ 396Melville#963 → #1,359
  4. ↓ 355Agustin#883 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 351Antone#921 → #1,272

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

See the top 100 for 1939 →