Elois
A feminine name derived from the Greek meaning "beloved of God".
Name Census estimates that about 747 living Americans carry the first name Elois. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Elois today is around 76 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Elois births was 1927 (79 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Elois. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Elois with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Elois is about 76 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Elois' were born before 1960.
People living today
747
~ 1 in 458,841 Americans
Peak year
1927
79 babies that year
Average age
76
years old
1927 SSA rank
#4,378
Tracked since 1895
Census
Elois in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,118 people with the first name Elois, which placed it at #11,449 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#11,449
National first-name rank
People counted
1.1K
1,118 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
59.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Elois
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Elois is Black at 59.8%. The next largest groups are White (33.2%) and Hispanic (3.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Elois described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Elois at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American59.8% · 669
- White33.2% · 371
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 43
- Two or more races2.4% · 27
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Elois
Out of the 2,652 babies given the name Elois since 1880, 99.6% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Elois as a male name
- Ranked #4,378 in 1927
- 5 male births in 1927
- Peak: 1922 (5 births)
Elois as a female name
- Ranked #8,448 in 1976
- 6 female births in 1976
- Peak: 1935 (75 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Elois leans strongly female. 1,074 people counted with this name were female (95.9%), compared with 46 male bearers (4.1%).
Popularity
Elois: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Elois from the 1890s through to the 1970s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1930s, with 637 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1930s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Elois by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Elois during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Elois' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 15 states and territories. Mississippi, Texas, Alabama recorded the most babies named Elois, while Missouri, South Carolina, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 66 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Elois
The name Elois is believed to have originated from the Old French language during the medieval period. It is a feminine form of the male name Eloi, which is derived from the Late Latin name Eligius. The name Eligius is thought to come from the Germanic word "alli" meaning "other" and "gair" meaning "spear."
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Elois dates back to the 12th century in France. Saint Eloi, also known as Eligius, was a skilled metalworker and the patron saint of goldsmiths and blacksmiths. He lived from around 588 to 660 AD and served as the bishop of Noyon-Tournai.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals with the name Elois. One of the earliest recorded instances is Elois de Meranie, a 13th-century countess who lived from around 1190 to 1246. She was the wife of King Andrew II of Hungary and played a significant role in Hungarian politics during her lifetime.
In the 14th century, Elois of Aragon, also known as Elois de Barcelona, was a renowned Catalan writer and poet. She lived from around 1325 to 1380 and was highly regarded for her literary works, which were influential in the development of Catalan literature.
During the Renaissance period, Elois de Montfort, born in 1492, was a French noblewoman and courtier. She served as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Claude of France and was renowned for her intelligence and wit.
In the 17th century, Elois de la Vallière was a French courtesan and mistress of King Louis XIV of France. She lived from 1644 to 1710 and had a significant influence on the French court during her time.
Another notable figure with the name Elois is Elois Jenssen, a Norwegian painter who lived from 1890 to 1976. She was known for her landscape paintings and was a prominent figure in the Norwegian art scene during the early 20th century.
People
Elois + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Elois as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Elois: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elois?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 747 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Elois going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 458,841 US residents.
Is Elois a common name?
We classify Elois as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,652 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Elois most popular?
The single biggest year for Elois was 1927, when 79 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Elois is about 76 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Elois in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,118 people with the name Elois, or 0.37 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,449 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Elois in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Elois?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Elois leans strongly female. 1,074 people counted with this name were female (95.9%), compared with 46 male bearers (4.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Elois?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Elois is Black at 59.8%. The next largest groups are White (33.2%) and Hispanic (3.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Elois most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Elois in the 2020 Census, accounting for 59.8% (669 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Elois in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Elois a female name?
Yes, 99.6% of people registered as Elois in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Elois still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Elois in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Elois can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Elois?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.