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  1. Related Names
  2. Pronunciation
  3. Meanings and Origins
  4. Notable Persons Named Eloise
  5. Notable Persons With the Last Name Eloise
  6. Popularity by Year and Gender
  7. Regional Popularity
  8. Fun Facts
  9. What Eloises Have Visited This Page?
  10. Name Poster

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Meaning and Origin

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Origin and Meaning of Eloise

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Wiktionary

French Éloïse, Héloïse, from Proto-Germanic *Hailwidis, from *hailaz (“whole”) and *widuz (“wood, forest”); best known for the medieval unhappy love story of Abélard and Héloïse.

  1. A female given name.
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Notable Persons Named Eloise

Eloise Mumford

Eloise Mumford is an actress. She has been prominent since 2008. Eloise was born on September 24th, 1986 in Olympia, Washington, U.S.

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Isabel Sanford

Isabel Sanford was an actress, comedienne, actor, and comedian. She was most prominent from 1967 to 1967. Isabel was given the name Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford on August 29th, 1917 in New York City, New York, U.S. She breathed her last breath on July 9th, 2004.

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Ellie Drennan

Ellie Drennan is a pop music musician. Her most notable accomplishments were from 2015 to present. Ellie was given the name Eloise Suzanne Drennan on October 28th, 1998.

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Eloise Mignon

Eloise Mignon is an actress. She has had major accomplishments since 1996. Eloise was born on September 18th, 1986 in Kuwait.

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Eloise Hughes Smith

Eloise was given the name Mary Eloise Hughes on August 7th, 1893 in Huntington, West Virginia. She died on May 3rd, 1940.

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Eloise Greenfield

Eloise was born on May 17th, 1929.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Eloise

Countess Eloise

Countess Eloise is royalty. They hold the title Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau and Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg. Countess was born as the child of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands on June 8th, 2002 in Bronovo Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands.

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How popular is the baby name Eloise in the U.S.?

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Year Total Babies Born Girls Born Boys Born
1880 11 11 0
1881 14 14 0
1882 12 12 0
1883 18 18 0
1884 19 19 0
1885 30 30 0
1886 38 38 0
1887 31 31 0
1888 34 34 0
1889 35 35 0
1890 46 46 0
1891 46 46 0
1892 56 56 0
1893 52 52 0
1894 56 56 0
1895 57 57 0
1896 77 77 0
1897 68 68 0
1898 91 91 0
1899 92 92 0
1900 107 107 0
1901 88 88 0
1902 124 124 0
1903 134 134 0
1904 120 120 0
1905 151 151 0
1906 176 176 0
1907 196 196 0
1908 201 201 0
1909 243 243 0
1910 273 273 0
1911 324 324 0
1912 474 474 0
1913 529 529 0
1914 662 662 0
1915 798 798 0
1916 953 953 0
1917 964 964 0
1918 1,063 1,063 0
1919 1,036 1,029 7
1920 1,248 1,239 9
1921 1,380 1,380 0
1922 1,228 1,223 5
1923 1,192 1,192 0
1924 1,218 1,212 6
1925 1,212 1,212 0
1926 1,215 1,209 6
1927 1,172 1,162 10
1928 1,087 1,081 6
1929 1,021 1,013 8
1930 1,023 1,023 0
1931 936 926 10
1932 874 867 7
1933 824 819 5
1934 728 719 9
1935 736 729 7
1936 616 611 5
1937 641 636 5
1938 608 608 0
1939 537 531 6
1940 512 512 0
1941 582 582 0
1942 747 747 0
1943 714 714 0
1944 598 598 0
1945 547 547 0
1946 607 607 0
1947 580 580 0
1948 512 512 0
1949 483 483 0
1950 524 524 0
1951 488 488 0
1952 432 432 0
1953 438 438 0
1954 353 353 0
1955 332 332 0
1956 349 349 0
1957 309 309 0
1958 231 231 0
1959 218 218 0
1960 187 187 0
1961 176 176 0
1962 184 184 0
1963 163 163 0
1964 126 126 0
1965 138 138 0
1966 103 103 0
1967 85 85 0
1968 84 84 0
1969 59 59 0
1970 69 69 0
1971 63 63 0
1972 50 50 0
1973 55 55 0
1974 29 29 0
1975 38 38 0
1976 37 37 0
1977 22 22 0
1978 27 27 0
1979 39 39 0
1980 29 29 0
1981 48 48 0
1982 40 40 0
1983 34 34 0
1984 24 24 0
1985 29 29 0
1986 22 22 0
1987 30 30 0
1988 28 28 0
1989 28 28 0
1990 28 28 0
1991 24 24 0
1992 27 27 0
1993 25 25 0
1994 44 44 0
1995 39 39 0
1996 29 29 0
1997 36 36 0
1998 53 53 0
1999 54 54 0
2000 59 59 0
2001 78 78 0
2002 88 88 0
2003 103 103 0
2004 148 148 0
2005 165 165 0
2006 179 179 0
2007 191 191 0
2008 264 264 0
2009 296 296 0
2010 552 552 0
2011 679 679 0
2012 860 860 0
2013 954 954 0
2014 1,079 1,079 0
2015 1,262 1,262 0
2016 1,562 1,562 0
2017 1,621 1,621 0
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Where is the name Eloise popular?

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Popularity of Eloise as a first name

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Common last names for Eloise

  • Smith
  • Johnson
  • Williams
  • Jones
  • Brown
  • Wilson
  • Davis
  • Thomas
  • Anderson
  • Taylor
  • Jackson
  • Miller
  • Harris
  • Thompson
  • White
  • Clark
  • King

Fun Facts about the name Eloise

  • What name lists does Eloise rank for?
    #49Vintage Girl Names
    #19Girl Names Unique to Alabama
    #20Girl Names Unique to South Carolina
  • How Popular is the name Eloise? Eloise is the 988th most popular name of all time.
  • How many people with the first name Eloise have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 51,096 babies born with the first name Eloise in the United States. That's more than enough people named Eloise to occupy the territory of Faroe Islands (Denmark) with an estimated population of 48,285 (as of March 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Eloise? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 11 new born babies.
  • When was Eloise first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Eloise is Friday, February 26th, 1869.
  • What year had the most people named Eloise born? The highest recorded use of the first name Eloise was in 2017 with a total of 1,621 babies. That's a lot of babies named Eloise!
  • Random Eloise Factoid: According to the 1919 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Eloise ranks 93rd in popularity as a baby girl's name in South Carolina. Imagine that, 65 babies in South Carolina have the same name as you in 1919.
  • Weird things about the name Eloise: Your name in reverse order is Esiole. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Soleie. How do you pronounce that?
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