Elloise
A feminine name of French origin meaning "healthy".
Name Census estimates that about 410 living Americans carry the first name Elloise. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Elloise today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Elloise births was 2022 (40 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Elloise. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Elloise with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
410
~ 1 in 835,986 Americans
Peak year
2022
40 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,479
Tracked since 1912
Census
Elloise in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 332 people with the first name Elloise, which placed it at #27,518 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#27,518
National first-name rank
People counted
332
332 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
72.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Elloise
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Elloise is White at 72.0%. The next largest groups are Black (11.7%) and Two or More Races (6.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Elloise described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Elloise at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White72.0% · 239
- Black or African American11.7% · 39
- Two or more races6.9% · 23
- Hispanic or Latino6.6% · 22
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 4
Popularity
Elloise: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Elloise from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 207 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Elloise by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Elloise during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Elloises live
Origin
Meaning and history of Elloise
The name Elloise has its origins in the Old French language, derived from the Germanic name Alia or Alix, which means "noble" or "kind." It first appeared in written records during the Middle Ages, around the 12th century.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Elloise can be found in the medieval French epic poem "La Chanson de Roland," written in the late 11th century. In this work, a character named Elloise is mentioned as a noblewoman.
During the Renaissance period, the name gained popularity among the French aristocracy. Notable figures from this era include Elloise de Montfort (1295-1359), a French noblewoman and the wife of Robert III, Count of Dreux.
In the 16th century, Elloise de Valois (1556-1628) was a prominent figure in French history. She was a daughter of King Henry II of France and a highly influential figure at the court of her brother, King Henry III.
The name also has religious connections, as Saint Elloise was a 7th-century Benedictine abbess who founded the Abbey of Sainte-Croix in Poitiers, France. She is celebrated in the Catholic Church on May 24th.
Another notable figure was Elloise de Lusignan (1182-1233), a French noblewoman who became the Queen of Cyprus through her marriage to King Hugh I of Cyprus.
As the name spread across Europe, it took on various spellings and variations, such as Eloisa, Eloïse, and Heloïse. One of the most famous examples is the 12th-century French philosopher, writer, and scholar Héloïse d'Argenteuil (1092-1164), known for her tragic love affair with Peter Abélard.
People
Elloise + last name combinations
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Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Elloise: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elloise?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 410 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Elloise going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 835,986 US residents.
Is Elloise a common name?
We classify Elloise as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 589 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Elloise most popular?
The single biggest year for Elloise was 2022, when 40 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Elloise is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Elloise in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 332 people with the name Elloise, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #27,518 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Elloise in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Elloise?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Elloise appears almost entirely female. Of the 328 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Elloise?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Elloise is White at 72.0%. The next largest groups are Black (11.7%) and Two or More Races (6.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Elloise most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Elloise in the 2020 Census, accounting for 72.0% (239 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Elloise in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Elloise a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Elloise in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Elloise still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Elloise in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Elloise can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Elloise?
Find out how many Americans are named Elloise on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.