Recorded 1912–1946 Girls' name Peak 1927 92 births

Eloyse — girls' name

92 babies named Eloyse in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s271920s401930s141940s11
1920s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Eloyse was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

12 babies were named Eloyse in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eloyse

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Eloyse between 1912 and 1946, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eloyse currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eloyse performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Eloyse shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Eloyse in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eloyse 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 92 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.

Eloyse at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

92

Since 1912

35 years of records

Peak year

1927

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1912

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1946

Eloyse popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1912

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1927)
12
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
468101214 1946193619291926192419191912 7

Eloyse by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
40 births that decade — 43% of Eloyse's all-time total
1910s271920s401930s141940s11

Eloyse by state

Where Eloyse concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Eloyse
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 5.4%
Louisiana share of Eloyse's total US births 5.4%

5 of 92 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eloyse?
92 babies have been named Eloyse since 1912. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1927 with 12 births.
When was Eloyse most popular?
Eloyse was most popular in the 1920s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Eloyse most popular?
The top states for the name Eloyse are Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Eloyse been used?
Eloyse has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 35 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Eloyse?
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, 1912–1946 (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.