Elouise — #973 US girls' name
11,052 babies named Elouise in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 94% of names given to girls today.
22% of everyone ever named Elouise was born in this single decade.
274 babies were named Elouise in 2023 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Elouise
The Social Security Administration has registered 11,052 babies named Elouise between 1889 and 2024, spanning 136 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elouise currently holds the #973 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 274 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Elouise performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 2,389 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Elouise shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 1,186 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Elouise in 36 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Elouise in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11,052 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Elouise at a glance
Top 1,000 girls' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Elouise popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1889
- Peak year (2023)
- 274
- Annual births at peak — across 136 years of records
Currently ranks #973 among girls.
11,052 total births across 136 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2023 with 274 births in a single year.
Elouise popularity over time — boys
5 total births recorded since 1924 (Elouise as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Elouise accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Elouise by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 2,389 births that decade — 22% of Elouise's all-time total
Elouise decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,389 births
- Runner-up 2,048 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Elouise's strongest decade
2,389 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 22% of all-time use.
Elouise by state
Where Elouise concentrates geographically — total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 1,186 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 898 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 857 | 7.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 761 | 6.9% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 734 | 6.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 633 | 5.7% |
| #7 | Texas | | 622 | 5.6% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 356 | 3.2% |
1,186 of 11,052 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- South Carolina 10.7% of nationwide
- Louisiana 8.1% of nationwide
- Florida 7.8% of nationwide
- Georgia 6.9% of nationwide
- Alabama 6.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 36 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
South Carolina accounts for 10.7% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Elouise appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1889–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.