Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Eloise name popularity since 1925
57,049 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Eloise. Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Eloise is about 14 years old in 2026. Eloise peaked in 2025 as the #49 name for girls, and it ranked #49 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 57,049
- Named Eloise, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #49
- for girls in 2025 (4,251 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 56,960 girls · 89 boys
- Most popular in
- Alabama
- 2.44× its national share
Peak year is the year Eloise made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Eloise births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Eloise both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1953 and 1958, Eloise's share of baby girls fell by 50%, from 1 in 4,300 to 1 in 8,670.
- Fastest rise: Between 2007 and 2012, it became 4.9× more common, from 1 in 10,100 baby girls to 1 in 2,050.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Eloise's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Eloise.
Decade by decade
Babies named Eloise in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 5,677 | 30 | – |
| 1930s | 7,469 | 54 | #230 |
| 1940s | 5,883 | 0 | #292 |
| 1950s | 3,676 | 0 | #508 |
| 1960s | 1,305 | 0 | #855 |
| 1970s | 429 | 0 | #2,209 |
| 1980s | 314 | 0 | #3,107 |
| 1990s | 359 | 0 | #2,988 |
| 2000s | 1,573 | 0 | #1,330 |
| 2010s | 12,235 | 0 | #254 |
| 2020–25 | 18,040 | 5 | #49 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
49.4% of babies named Eloise from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Eloise is most popular
The index compares Eloise's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Eloise.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2.44× | 2,342 |
| South Carolina | 2.10× | 1,598 |
| Mississippi | 2.02× | 1,329 |
| Georgia | 1.94× | 2,901 |
| Louisiana | 1.63× | 1,586 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Eloise and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Eloise (this page) | 56,960 | 2025 |
| Elise | 71,188 | 2012 |
| Elouise | 8,886 | 1933 |
| Elois | 2,036 | 1935 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Eloise's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Eloise.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Eloise (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data