The first name Eloise
A girl’s name from French.
Pronounced /ɛləʊˈiːz/ 2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
French origin
From French Éloïse, from the Medieval Latin and French forms that gave rise to its doublet Heloise.
A form of Heloise.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 546 girls were named Eloise, making it the 83rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2004, with 618 births (#83).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Eloise with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Eloise at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 4,251 girls born in the United States were named Eloise, the 49th most popular girls’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
Famous people named Eloise
8 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Eloise MumfordAmerican actress, born 1986
- Countess Eloise of Orange-NassauDutch noble, born 2002
- Eloise Blaine CramAmerican zoologist (1896-1957)
- Amy-Eloise MarkovcEnglish long-distance runner (b. 1995)
- Eloise WellingsAustralian long-distance runner, born 1982
- Eloise Jarvis McGrawAmerican writer (1915–2000)
- OvidieFrench director, author, sex educator and pornographic actress, born 1980
- Diana PalmerAmerican romance novelist, born 1946
More French girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Eloise mean?
- From French Éloïse, from the Medieval Latin and French forms that gave rise to its doublet Heloise.
- What is the origin of the name Eloise?
- From French Éloïse, from the Medieval Latin and French forms that gave rise to its doublet Heloise.
- How popular is the name Eloise?
- In 2025, 546 girls born in England and Wales were named Eloise, ranking 83rd. Its peak was 2004, with 618 births.
- Is Eloise a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 72,815 US babies named Eloise since 1880 were girls.
- When was Eloise most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 4,251 babies were named Eloise, its highest rank at 49th.
- How do you pronounce Eloise?
- Eloise is /ɛləʊˈiːz/, 2 syllables.
- What name is Eloise a form of?
- Eloise is a form of Heloise.
- What are other spellings of Eloise?
- Eloïse.