Eloy

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

⭐ Famous Eloy

Eloy Room

Curaçaoan association football player

Choose Eloy and your child shares a first name with Eloy Room, a Curaçaoan association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Eloy, like who?” Eloy Room's Wikipedia article is available in 28 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 41,667 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Eloy, 41 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Eloy would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryEloy first shows up in US birth records in 1908, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 117 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1946, when it ranked #700. Today it's #2,991, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendEloy has slipped 374 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,991. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningEloy is a Spanish form of Eligius, which means “chosen”. Our records link it to French, Hebrew and Latin roots.

About the name Eloy

Eloy is a boy name of French, Hebrew and Latin origin meaning “chosen”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-loy”. US birth records list Eloy for boys from 1908 to 2025, in 117 of those 118 years. Its best year was 1946, when it ranked #700 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,991, with 41 babies.

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