Recorded 1913–1951 Girls' name Peak 1922 218 births

Eloyce — girls' name

218 babies named Eloyce in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s301920s621930s791940s421950s5
1930s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Eloyce was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

11 babies were named Eloyce in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eloyce

The Social Security Administration has registered 218 babies named Eloyce between 1913 and 1951, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eloyce currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eloyce performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Eloyce shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eloyce 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 218 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.

Eloyce at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

218

Since 1913

39 years of records

Peak year

1922

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1913

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1951

Eloyce popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1913

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1922)
11
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4681012 19511942193819341930192619211913 5

Eloyce by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
79 births that decade — 36% of Eloyce's all-time total
1910s301920s621930s791940s421950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eloyce?
218 babies have been named Eloyce since 1913. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1922 with 11 births.
When was Eloyce most popular?
Eloyce was most popular in the 1930s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Eloyce been used?
Eloyce has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 39 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Eloyce?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eloise, Elouise, Elora, Eloisa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1913–1951 (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.