Eloise

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A few things about Eloise you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Eloise

Eloise Mumford

American actress

Choose Eloise and your child shares a first name with Eloise Mumford, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Eloise, like who?” Eloise Mumford's Wikipedia article is available in 24 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 378 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Eloise, 4,251 babies in all. In a school of 500 kids, there'd probably be one other Eloise.
• 📜HistoryEloise has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Eloises, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearEloise is at its all-time high right now: #49 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowEloise is 81× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 30,769 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 378.
• 🚀TrendEloise has climbed 88 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #49. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedEloise is most popular in New Hampshire, where it ranks #17, followed by Alaska (#18) and Vermont (#18). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn French, Eloise means “possibly healthy, wide”. Our records link it to French and German roots.
• 🌍OriginEloise is the #10 most popular French girl name in the US. That's out of 3,334 French girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Eloise

Eloise is a girl name of French and German origin meaning “possibly healthy, wide”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-ise”. US birth records list Eloise for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #49 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #49, with 4,251 babies.

Origin:French namesGerman names