Eloise is of French origin meaning “healthy or wide”. Even though it is largely a girl name, there’s a small percent of males with this name.
In the US, Eloise was first recorded as a baby name in 1869. It gained most popularity towards the end of the 19th century before going out of style for the most parts of 20th century.
It revived much interest in 2009 after a famous character Eloise Hawking was featured on “lost” a popular TV series.
From 1880 up to the year 2018, a total of 52, 843 babies have been given the name Eloise according to the social Security Administration Data.
Through the years, Eloise has featured twice both in the top 10 and top hundred names for girls. The most it ever grew was in 2018 when 1, 733 newborns were given Eloise as first name.
The latest data available was in 2019 when it was ranked 151 in popularity in the US. Today, the name is still relatively underused making her a unique choice.
The name is fairly common in France, Australia, US, among other English speaking countries. Famous Eloise are actresses Eloise Mumford & Eloise Mignon and singer Eloise Laws.