Eloise
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Eloise
Well balanced between sleek, sweet, strong, and vintage, newly chic Eloise re-entered the US Top 1000 in 2009, following a 50-year absence. In 2022, it broke into the Top 100 in the US and across the pond in the UK. Given to nearly 3000 babies each year, Eloise is showing no sign of stepping out of the spotlight.
Eloise comes from the Old French name, Héloïse, which means "healthy" and "wide." The name was first used by Héloïse, a 12th-century scholar, philosopher, and Catholic Abbess whose work inspired many French and English writers.
There is contention over whether her name is a feminized variant of Eloi, meaning "to choose" or a French form of the Old German Helewidis meaning "healthy" and "wood" or "wise".
Eloise has also been linked to the name Louise, but despite their similarities, there is no evidence either derived from the other. But don't let that stop you from using Eloise as an updated honor for a family Louisa!
However it originally came to be, the name was revived in the 19th century as Eloise, making the pronunciation more obvious to English speakers and the spelling more in line with the familiar Eleanor and Eliza.
To some, Eloise will forever be the imperious little girl making mischief at the Plaza Hotel, while others might think of the rebellious Eloise from the TV series Bridgerton — a popular show which first aired in 2020, and likely influenced the rise of Eloise.
With that popular El- beginning and the potential nicknames Ellie, Lolly, Lola, Elsie, and Lolo, it is no wonder Eloise is climbing the charts.
Eloise is also given to boys, where it ranks #12575 in the US.
Pronounced el-oh-WEEZ.
As of October 2026, Eloise ranked #49 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #32.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #302 | 1,081 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #254 | 1,265 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #208 | 1,566 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #190 | 1,630 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #166 | 1,743 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #149 | 1,902 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #137 | 1,969 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #109 | 2,547 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #86 | 2,904 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #81 | 2,921 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #64 | 3,430 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #49 | 4,251 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Eloise on lists
Famous Eloises
- Susan Eloise "S.E." HintonGirl
American novelist
- Eloise MumfordGirl
American actress
- Eloise GreenfieldGirl
American novelist and poet
- Eloise Jarvis McGrawGirl
American novelist
- Eloise MignonGirl
Australian actress
- Eloise BroadyGirl
American model and actress
- Eloise Klein HealyGirl
American poet
- (Lavern) Eloise LawsGirl
American R&B singer
- Eloise May JonesGirl
Canadian MP
- Eloise Beatrix Sophie Laurence (b. 2002)Girl
Countess of Orange,Nassau van Amsberg; daughter of Prince Constantijn
- Eloise Olivia Katherine Taylor (b. 2003)Girl
granddaughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
- Eloise Breckenridge Bendet Eisner (b. 2008)Girl
daughter of designer Stacy Bendet Eisner and producer Eric Eisner
- Eloise Joni Richards (adopted 2011)Girl
daughter of actress Denise Richards
- Eloise Susan Phelps (b. 2013)Girl
daughter of baseball player David Phelps
- Eloise McCue Show (b. 2014)Girl
daughter of actors Grant Show and Katherine LaNasa
- Eloise Ann Popper (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of singer John Popper of Blues Traveler
- Eloise MarchonGirl
French rhythmic gymnast
Eloise in pop culture
- EloiseGirl
main character in series of children's books by Kay Thompson
- Eloise BridgertonGirl
character in the Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn
- EloiseGirl
character in animated movie "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything"
- EloiseGirl
main character in the Pink Carnation series
- Eloise HawkingGirl
character on TV's "Lost"
- Eloise ChandlerGirl
main character in movie "Love Happens"
- Eloise DrewGirl
character in the Nancy Drew series
- Eloise MidgenGirl
character in the Harry Potter series
- Eloise PritchartGirl
character in the Honorverse series by David Weber
- Eloise WaggonerGirl
main character in "Kyrie" by Poul Anderson
- "EloiseGirl
" song by Paul Ryan
- "Dear EloiseGirl
" song by the Hollies
- "EloiseGirl
" song by Arvingarna
- EloiseGirl
an elephant villager from Animal Crossing