Given name & surname
Eloisa
“a famous warrior”
Eloisa is a form of Louise. In German use, Louise carries the interpretation “a famous warrior.”
Original LatinHeloisa
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Latin use, Eloisa carries the interpretation “a famous warrior.” Eloisa is a form of Louise. In German use, Louise carries the interpretation “a famous warrior.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
Eloisa is used as a form of Louise.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eloisa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,040
- 0 boys · 7,040 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 139 babies
- 2025
- 139
- #1,529 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +71%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 139 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,529 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 71.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (33). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,769 as a first name in 2020; 175 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.
Eloisa’s family of names
Eloisa is a form of Louise. Eloisa has a related form in Eloise. In German usage, Eloisa has a conventional equivalent in the Latin form Heloisa.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Eloisa
- Eloisa CianniItalian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder (1932–2022)
- Eloisa CoiroItalian athletics competitorborn 2000
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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