Elouise
A feminine name of French origin meaning "highly renowned warrior".
Name Census estimates that about 4,328 living Americans carry the first name Elouise. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Elouise today is around 41 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Elouise births was 1924 (277 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Elouise. 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.
People living today
4.3K
~ 1 in 79,195 Americans
Peak year
1924
277 babies that year
Average age
41
years old
1924 SSA rank
#972
Tracked since 1889
Gender
Gender distribution for Elouise
Out of the 11,057 babies given the name Elouise since 1880, 100.0% 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.
Elouise as a male name
- Ranked #4,536 in 1924
- 5 male births in 1924
- Peak: 1924 (5 births)
Elouise as a female name
- Ranked #972 in 2024
- 266 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2023 (274 births)
Popularity
Elouise: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Elouise from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 2,394 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1920s peak, Elouise remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Elouise 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 Elouise during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Elouises live
The SSA's state-level files cover 36 states and territories. South Carolina, Louisiana, Florida recorded the most babies named Elouise, while South Dakota, Massachusetts, New Jersey recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 217 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Elouise
The name Elouise originates from the French language and has its roots in the Germanic name Alodia or Alodis, which was derived from the word "hlod" meaning "famous in battle". This name gained popularity during the Middle Ages in France and surrounding regions.
The earliest recorded use of the name Elouise can be traced back to the late 12th century, when it was mentioned in various French texts and records. One of the earliest known bearers of this name was Elouise de Segrie, a noblewoman from the Burgundy region of France in the 13th century.
During the medieval period, the name was also associated with religious figures, such as Elouise de Montfort, a 13th-century French abbess and mystic. Her writings and teachings contributed to the spread of the name among the Christian faithful.
As the name Elouise spread across Europe, it was occasionally adapted to different spellings, such as Eloise or Eloisa, reflecting the linguistic and cultural influences of various regions. One notable bearer of this name was Eloisa, a 12th-century French nun and scholar, whose tragic love story with Peter Abelard became a renowned literary work.
In the later centuries, the name continued to be used, though less commonly. Notable historical figures include Elouise Boor (1880-1954), an American writer and educator, and Elouise Cobell (1945-2011), a prominent Native American activist and leader of the Blackfeet Nation.
Other notable individuals with the name Elouise include Elouise Pepion Cobell (1945-2011), a Blackfeet Nation activist who fought for the rights of Native Americans; Elouise Westbrook (1892-1981), an American social worker and philanthropist; Elouise Cobell (1982-present), an actress and model of Blackfeet and Inupiaq descent; and Elouise Elliott (1898-1974), an American writer and journalist.
People
Elouise + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Elouise: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elouise?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 4,328 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Elouise 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 79,195 US residents.
Is Elouise a common name?
We classify Elouise as "Rare". It ranks above 96.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 11,057 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Elouise most popular?
The single biggest year for Elouise was 1924, when 277 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Elouise is about 41 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Elouise a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Elouise 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.
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.