Girls' name · since 1912

Elloise

Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 634 babies named Elloise, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#10,171 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,396 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
634
born since 1912
2020s
peak decade

634 babies have been named Elloise since 1912, making it today's #3396 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elloise has been recorded 634 times among girls since 1912, currently ranked #3396 nationally and more common than 80% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.

  • #10,171 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,396 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 634 born since 1912
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elloise ranks #10,171 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,396 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 634 born since 1912, peaking in the 2020s.

#10,171 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,396 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
634
born since 1912
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%80.3%
Elloise vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Elloise's 634 recorded births place it above 85.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.

How Elloise compares

634 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Elloise's all-time total is 69% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Elloise Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 634 376 567,345
Peak-year births 45 21 19,840

Elloise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Elloise's full recorded timeline at 1942, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Elloise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
45
Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
01020304050 19121920192619341951201320192025 45

Elloise by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (218 births, 34% of the file).

2020s was Elloise's strongest decade.

218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.

Elloise births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 218 births (34% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Elloise compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Elloise's total volume

Elloise vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -26, 5.8%-35, 6.8%-65, 3.9%-28, 9%-35, 6%-65, 3.5%-18, 21.1%-29, 5.7%-34, 6.3%-122, 5.7%-31, 5.8%-42, 7.7%-106, 4.4%-103, 7.1%-23, 9.8%Elloise-114, 7.1%Elloise
Elloise vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Elloise by state

Where Elloise concentrates geographically, total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Elloise
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
15 2.4%
#2 California
10 1.6%
Michigan share of Elloise's total US births 2.4%
Even split

15 of 634 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elloise?
Elloise has been given to 634 babies in the U.S. since 1912, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #10,171 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #3,396 of 17,297. 45 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
Where does Elloise sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elloise ranks #10,171 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,396 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Elloise most popular?
Elloise was most popular in the 2020s decade with 218 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Elloise most popular?
The top states for the name Elloise are Michigan (15 births), California (10 births).
How long has the name Elloise been used?
Elloise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 114 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Elloise?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ella, Ellen, Ellie, Elliana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Elloise's data

  • Michigan records the most Elloises (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Elloise

Nearby Names Like Elloise

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Elloise

Names with a similar popularity rank to Elloise

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Elloise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elloise draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.