Girls' name · since 1900
Heloise
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 705 babies named Heloise, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,476 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,339 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 705
- born since 1900
- 1910s
- peak decade
Heloise currently ranks #6339 among girls' names in America, with 705 babies recorded since 1900.
Social Security Administration records show Heloise recorded 705 times among girls since 1900, holding rank #6339 nationally today, ahead of 63% of girls, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #9,476 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,339 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 705 born since 1900
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heloise ranks #9,476 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,339 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 705 born since 1900, peaking in the 1910s.
- #9,476 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,339 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 705
- born since 1900
- 1910s
- peak decade
Heloise's 705 recorded births place it above 86.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
How Heloise compares
705 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Heloise's all-time total is 88% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Heloise | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 705 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Heloise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Heloise's full recorded timeline at 1940, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1900, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Heloise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (1915)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Heloise by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (177 births, 25% of the file).
1910s was Heloise's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Heloise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 40
1900s
40 births
- 1910s
1910s
177 births
- 1920s
1920s
150 births
- 1930s 70
1930s
70 births
- 1940s 55
1940s
55 births
- 1950s 39
1950s
39 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 70
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 177 births (25% of all-time use).
How Heloise 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 Heloise's total volume
Heloise by state
Where Heloise concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 54 | 7.7% |
54 of 705 births nationwide.
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What to do with Heloise's data
- Heloise's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (177 total births) through the 2020s (70) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Louisiana records the most Heloises (54 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Heloise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Heloise 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.