Given name
Eloise
“a famous warrior”·“one who is famous in battle”
Eloise is a variant of Eloisa. In Latin use, Eloisa carries the interpretation “a famous warrior.” In English use, Eloise has a related form in Heloise. One French interpretation is “one who is famous in battle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eloise is a variant of Eloisa. In Latin use, Eloisa carries the interpretation “a famous warrior.” In English use, Eloise has a related form in Heloise. One French interpretation is “one who is famous in battle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Eloise has a related form in Heloise. An origin associated with Heloise is French. In English use, Eloise shares an earlier linguistic root with Éloise. Éloise has been associated with Germanic and French naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eloise through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 72,815
- 116 boys · 72,699 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 4,256 babies
- 2025
- 4,256
- #49 for girls · #12,575 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +82%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 4,251 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 49 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 82.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 5 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (338). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 26,360 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Eloise’s family of names
In English usage, Eloise shares an earlier linguistic root with Heloise. Eloise has a related form in Eloisa. In English usage, Eloise has a related form in ELOUISE.
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 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Eloise
- Eloise MumfordAmerican actressborn 1986
- Countess Eloise of Orange-NassauDutch nobleborn 2002
- Eloise Blaine CramAmerican zoologist (1896-1957)
- Eloise WellingsAustralian long-distance runnerborn 1982
- Eloise Jarvis McGrawAmerican writer (1915–2000)
- Eloise Harriet StannardBritish painter (1829-1915)
- Eloise Lawsvocalistborn 1943
- Eloise WebbSouth African athleteborn 1996
- Eloise Bibb ThompsonAmerican poet, journalist, playwright1878–1927
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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