Given name
Heloise
“one who is famous in battle”
Heloise is used as a given name. One French interpretation is “one who is famous in battle.”
Original FrenchHéloïse
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “one who is famous in battle.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
How it developed
In English usage, Heloise developed from Héloïse. In English usage, Heloise developed from Éloi.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1900. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Heloise through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 705
- 0 boys · 705 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #6,408 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +64%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,408 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 64.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 434 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.
Heloise’s family of names
In English usage, Heloise shares an earlier linguistic root with Eloise. In English usage, Heloise has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Eloisa. In English usage, Heloise has a related form in Eloise.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Heloise has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its French roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 7
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 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Heloise
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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