Girls' name · since 1889
Elouise
Since 1889, U.S. Social Security records show 11,398 babies named Elouise, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #789 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,398
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
11,398 babies have been named Elouise since 1889, making it today's #789 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Elouise recorded 11,398 times among girls since 1889, holding rank #789 nationally today, ahead of 95% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2025.
- #1,532 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #789 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,398 born since 1889
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elouise ranks #1,532 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #789 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,398 born since 1889, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #789 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,398
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elouise's 11,398 recorded births place it above 97.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by South Carolina.
How Elouise compares
11,398 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Elouise's all-time total is 30x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elouise | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,398 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 344 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elouise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elouise's full recorded timeline at 1953, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1889, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 344 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elouise popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 344
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Elouise popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1924 (Elouise as boys' name)
Elouise by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,389 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Elouise's strongest decade.
2,389 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Elouise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 33
1890s
33 births
- 1900s 232
1900s
232 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,081 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,389 births
- 1930s
1930s
2,048 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,678 births
- 1950s 942
1950s
942 births
- 1960s 295
1960s
295 births
- 1970s 93
1970s
93 births
- 1980s 52
1980s
52 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s 72
2000s
72 births
- 2010s 949
2010s
949 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,503 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,389 births (21% of all-time use).
How Elouise 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 Elouise's total volume
Elouise by state
Where Elouise concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 1,186 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 898 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 870 | 7.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 774 | 6.8% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 743 | 6.5% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 642 | 5.6% |
| #7 | Texas | | 642 | 5.6% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 356 | 3.1% |
1,186 of 11,398 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Elouise appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elouise's data
- Elouise's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (2,389 total births) through the 2020s (1,503) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- South Carolina records the most Elouises (1,186 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elouise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~136 yrs)
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, 1889–2025 (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 Elouise 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.