Given name & surname
Eligio
“the chosen one”
Eligio is a variant of Eloi. One French interpretation is “the chosen one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eligio is a variant of Eloi. One French interpretation is “the chosen one.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Eligio is a variant of Eloy. An origin associated with Eloy is Latin. Eligio is a variant of Eloi. An origin associated with Eloi is French.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian use, Eligio is used as a form of Eloy.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1909. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eligio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,548
- 1,548 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,562 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,562 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 9.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 30 in 1985. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,777 as a first name in 2020; 745 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Eligio’s family of names
Eligio shares a linguistic root with Eloy. Eligio has a related form in Eloi. Eligio has a related form in Eloy.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Eligio has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Eligio
- Eligio AyalaPresident of Paraguay (1879–1930)
- Eligio InsfránParaguayan footballerborn 1935
- Eligio EchagüeParaguayan footballer (1938-2009)
- Eligio VecchiItalian footballer (1910-1968)
- Eligio AnconaMexican politician1835–1893
- Eligio CervantesMexican triathleteborn 1974
- Eligio MartínezParaguayan association football player (1955–2024)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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