Girls' name · since 1912
Eloyse
Eloyse has 92 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,011 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eloyse is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 92 have been recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eloyse has been recorded 92 times among girls since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. 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 1946.
- #28,011 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 92 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eloyse ranks #28,011 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 92 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #28,011 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eloyse's 92 recorded births place it above 61.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Eloyse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eloyse's full recorded timeline at 1926, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1927 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eloyse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1946
- Peak year (1927)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Eloyse by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (40 births, 43% of the file).
1920s was Eloyse's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Eloyse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
27 births
- 1920s
1920s
40 births
- 1930s 14
1930s
14 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 40 births (43% of all-time use).
Eloyse by state
Where Eloyse concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 5.4% |
5 of 92 births nationwide.
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What to do with Eloyse's data
- Eloyse's decade-level peak was the 1920s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Eloyses (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Eloyse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1912–1946 (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 Eloyse 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.