Given name & surname
Eloy
“the chosen one”
Eloy is a variant of Eloi. One French interpretation is “the chosen one.”
Original LatinEligius
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eloy is a variant of Eloi. One French interpretation is “the chosen one.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Eloy developed from Eligius.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eloy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,325
- 8,325 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 118 babies
- 2025
- 41
- #3,010 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 41 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,010 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 118 in 1993. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,980 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.
Eloy’s family of names
Eloy shares a linguistic root with Eligio. Eloy has a related form in Eloi. In Spanish usage, Eloy shares an earlier linguistic root with Eligio.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Eloy has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
Latinwhere Eloy comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
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 Eloy
- Eloy Alfaropresident of Ecuador (1897-1901) / (1906-1914)1842–1912
- Eloy RoomCuraçaoan association football playerborn 1989
- Eloy OlayaSpanish footballerborn 1964
- Eloy AzorínSpanish actorborn 1977
- Eloy InosNorthern Mariana Islands politician (1949-2015)
- Eloy TeruelSpanish racing cyclistborn 1982
- Eloy de la IglesiaSpanish film director (1944–2006)
- Eloy Gutiérrez MenoyoSpanish politician (1934–2012)
- Eloy CasagrandeBrazilian drummerborn 1991
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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