Girl's name
Eloise
Say it EL-oh-eez
French origin from Heloise, to pick, to choose from
3 syllables
Where Eloise is loved, common and rare
Common across Canada, England and Wales, Scotland and six more places. Rare in Northern Ireland, five German cities, Ireland and eight more places.
1 in 373 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Quebec 32ndOntario 70thBritish Columbia 70th
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Every place
In 26 of the 40 official lists, among them Quebec (32nd), Ontario (70th) and British Columbia (70th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec province | 32nd 2025 | 160 | about 1 in 163 |
| Queensland state | 33rd 2025 | 125 | rank only |
| New South Wales state | 35th 2025 | 162 | rank only |
| Victoria state | 36th 2025 | 148 | rank only |
| South Australia state | 38th 2025 | 38 | rank only |
| Ontario province | 70th 2024 | 146 | about 1 in 373 |
| British Columbia province | 70th 2023 | 36 | about 1 in 332 |
| New Zealand | 72nd 2025 | 51 | rank only |
| England and Wales | 83rd 2025 | 546 | 1 in 464 |
| Scotland | 91st 2025 | 48 | 1 in 373 |
| Northern Ireland | 117th 2025 | 18 | 1 in 405 |
| Ireland | 138th 2025 | 33 | 1 in 640 |
| France as Eloïse | 176th 2025 | 530 | 1 in 541 |
| Munich city | 201st 2025 | 6 | about 1 in 699 |
| Austria | 258th 2025 | 23 | 1 in 1,553 |
| Switzerland | 265th 2025 | 55 | 1 in 618 |
| Italy | 329th 2024 | 46 | 1 in 3,895 |
| Catalonia region | 377th 2025 | 8 | 1 in 2,409 |
| Berlin city | 385th 2023 | 8 | about 1 in 1,813 |
| The Netherlands | 412th 2025 | 59 | about 1 in 1,034 |
| Sweden | 421st 2025 | 16 | about 1 in 2,511 |
| Poland | 498th 2025 | 4 | 1 in 29,947 |
| Cologne city | 630th 2023 | 1 | about 1 in 6,143 |
| Rostock city | 62nd 2025 | 3 | about 1 in 328 |
| Leipzig city | 128th 2025 | 4 | about 1 in 656 |
| Bonn city | 173rd 2025 | 3 | about 1 in 1,005 |
Rare, below the listed names: Norway, Spain, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Queensland Registry of BDM (Qld Open Data Portal) (Queensland); NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (Data.NSW) (New South Wales); Registry of BDM Victoria (DataVic) (Victoria); SA Attorney-General's Department, Births, Deaths and Marriages (data.sa.gov.au) (South Australia); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), SmartStart (New Zealand); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) (Munich); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (Rostock); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Eloise comes from French Éloïse, from the same Medieval Latin and French forms that produced its twin, Heloise. Through Heloise it carries the meaning 'to pick, to choose from'.
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It has three syllables, EL-oh-eez. Éloïse and Eloïse keep the French marks, Elouise is another spelling, and Eloísa and Heloísa are forms in other languages.
Eloise is well used in Quebec, Queensland and New South Wales, and appears in France, Austria and Switzerland. The French records place its peak in 2006, yet across all the places where it is tracked it is rising in 18 and falling in none, so it is clearly on the way up.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- EL-oh-eez, 3 syllables
- Meaning
- from Heloise,
to pick, to choose from
- Origin
- French
- Other spellings
- Heloise
- Elouise
- Eloísa
- Heloísa
- Elois
- Eloïne
- Eloisa
- Heloiza
Counted together here: Eloïse and Éloïse.
Etymology
From French Éloïse, from the Medieval Latin and French forms that gave rise to its doublet Heloise.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 19 of 21 regions, falling in none.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 112 | 119 | 107 | 129 | 129 | 106 | 88 | 109 | 85 | 83 |
| Scotland | 276 | 229 | 182 | 185 | 157 | 156 | 163 | 152 | 124 | 91 |
| Northern Ireland | 190 | 154 | 151 | 138 | 178 | 190 | 121 | 135 | 110 | 117 |
| Ireland | 217 | 228 | 179 | 347 | 355 | 204 | 214 | 163 | 213 | 138 |
| Ontario | 224 | 161 | 124 | 119 | 104 | 101 | 79 | 63 | 70 | |
| British Columbia | 223 | 225 | 193 | 184 | 128 | 102 | 73 | 70 | ||
| New South Wales | 75 | 69 | 63 | 81 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 50 | 35 |
| Victoria | 97 | 78 | 88 | 76 | 73 | 78 | 62 | 56 | 52 | 36 |
| Queensland | 59 | 62 | 74 | 59 | 63 | 54 | 52 | 60 | 32 | 33 |
| South Australia | 66 | 66 | 76 | 71 | 60 | 57 | 75 | 32 | 38 | |
| New Zealand | 86 | 94 | 63 | 72 | ||||||
| Quebec | 71 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 82 | 63 | 43 | 56 | 47 | 32 |
| France | 96 | 101 | 108 | 138 | 139 | 130 | 150 | 186 | 161 | 176 |
| The Netherlands | 582 | 548 | 583 | 426 | 518 | 419 | 577 | 381 | 412 | |
| Austria | 666 | 551 | 1024 | 1874 | 736 | 425 | 541 | 532 | 504 | 258 |
| Switzerland | 316 | 231 | 286 | 343 | 363 | 282 | 354 | 457 | 265 | 265 |
| Berlin | 963 | 803 | 657 | 988 | 642 | 654 | 368 | 385 | ||
| Munich | 194 | 201 | ||||||||
| Bonn | 512 | 359 | 371 | 419 | 392 | 236 | 223 | 173 | ||
| Leipzig | 257 | 405 | 254 | 178 | 128 | |||||
| Rostock | 199 | 174 | 62 | |||||||
| Sweden | 618 | 501 | 570 | 459 | 421 | |||||
| Catalonia | 377 | |||||||||
| Italy | 588 | 477 | 523 | 328 | 318 | 329 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 | 546 | 215.6 |
| 2024 | 85 | 556 | 215.5 |
| 2023 | 109 | 440 | 171.5 |
| 2022 | 88 | 544 | 206.4 |
| 2021 | 106 | 492 | 179.5 |
| 2020 | 129 | 386 | 143.8 |
| 2019 | 129 | 394 | 140.7 |
| 2018 | 107 | 482 | 167.2 |
| 2017 | 119 | 464 | 155.1 |
| 2016 | 112 | 503 | 163.8 |
| 2015 | 101 | 559 | 181.5 |
| 2014 | 112 | 508 | 165.7 |
| 2013 | 105 | 537 | 174.1 |
| 2012 | 110 | 515 | 159.9 |
| 2011 | 116 | 501 | 155.9 |
| 2010 | 109 | 527 | 164.2 |
| 2009 | 112 | 480 | 153.2 |
| 2008 | 112 | 503 | 159.3 |
| 2007 | 103 | 515 | 168.2 |
| 2006 | 100 | 527 | 176.1 |
| 2005 | 93 | 583 | 202.3 |
| 2004 | 83 | 618 | 216.2 |
| 2003 | 82 | 616 | 221.0 |
| 2002 | 95 | 495 | 185.1 |
| 2001 | 107 | 452 | 168.7 |
| 2000 | 93 | 573 | 209.8 |
| 1999 | 105 | 469 | 166.5 |
| 1998 | 116 | 418 | 144.5 |
| 1997 | 125 | 388 | 132.3 |
| 1996 | 131 | 351 | 118.6 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Eloise in France since 1925 were born in or after 2005. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 2006, at 320.9 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Eloise per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 2006 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Eloise
1 in 202 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Eloise.
1 in 298 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Eloise. Same first letter as Eloise.
1 in 216 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Eloise.
1 in 557 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Eloise.
1 in 483 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Eloise.
1 in 202 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Eloise. Same first letter as Eloise.
1 in 140 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Eloise.
1 in 118 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Eloise.
1 in 232 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Eloise.
1 in 307 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Eloise.
Middle names for Eloise
1 in 71 in Scotland
Eloise Olivia
3-4 beats · initials EO
Changes the beat after Eloise: 3 syllables, then 4 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Eloise Grace
3-1 beats · initials EG
Changes the beat after Eloise: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 95 in Northern Ireland
Eloise Anna
3-2 beats · initials EA
Changes the beat after Eloise: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 197 in Ireland
Eloise Alice
3-2 beats · initials EA
Changes the beat after Eloise: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Eloise Charlotte
3-2 beats · initials EC · Eloise slides into Charlotte: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Eloise: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables. Eloise slides into Charlotte: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 88 in Scotland
Eloise Amelia
3-4 beats · initials EA
Changes the beat after Eloise: 3 syllables, then 4 syllables.
1 in 154 in Ireland
Eloise Emma
3-2 beats · initials EE
Changes the beat after Eloise: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Eloise Mia
3-2 beats · initials EM
Changes the beat after Eloise: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
Same style as Eloise
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 127 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Eloise across countries and decades.
1 in 483 in England and Wales
93% alike: moves with Eloise across countries and decades.
1 in 216 in England and Wales
92% alike: moves with Eloise across countries and decades.
1 in 197 in Scotland
92% alike: moves with Eloise across countries and decades.
1 in 298 in England and Wales
92% alike: moves with Eloise across countries and decades.
1 in 752 in England and Wales
91% alike: moves with Eloise across countries and decades.
1 in 202 in Northern Ireland
91% alike: moves with Eloise across countries and decades.
1 in 557 in England and Wales
90% alike: moves with Eloise across countries and decades.
Famous people named Eloise
Eloise Mumford.
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American actress born 1986
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Eloise
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Eloise?
Her best rank is No. 32 in Quebec in 2025, about 1 in 163 girls. She is in the published lists of 26 of our 40 regions.
What does Eloise mean?
Eloise takes her meaning from Heloise: "to pick, to choose from", per Wiktionary.
How do you pronounce Eloise?
EL-oh-eez, with 3 syllables.
Is Eloise getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 19 of 21 regions, falling in none.
Which sister names go with Eloise?
The deck's top five sisters for Eloise: Margot, Elodie, Penelope, Jasmine and Lola. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.