Eloy
Of Hebrew origin, "Eloy" means "My God is He".
Name Census estimates that about 6,329 living Americans carry the first name Eloy. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Eloy today is around 44 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Eloy births was 1993 (118 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Eloy. 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
6.3K
~ 1 in 54,156 Americans
Peak year
1993
118 babies that year
Average age
44
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,672
Tracked since 1908
Popularity
Eloy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Eloy from the 1900s through to the 2020s, spanning 13 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 1,020 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Eloy 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 Eloy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Eloys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 9 states and territories. Texas, New Mexico, California recorded the most babies named Eloy, while New Jersey, Arizona, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 712 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Eloy
The name Eloy has its origins in the French language, deriving from the Old French name Eloi or Loy, which in turn comes from the Late Latin name Eligius. This Late Latin name can be traced back to the Gallo-Roman saint Eligius, who lived in the 7th century AD.
Eligius was a highly skilled metalworker and became the patron saint of goldsmiths, blacksmiths, and other metalworkers. He was also a counselor to Dagobert I, the Merovingian king of the Franks, and later became the Bishop of Noyon-Tournai.
The name Eloy was particularly popular in France during the Middle Ages and was adopted in other European countries as well. Some notable historical figures who bore the name Eloy include:
1. Eloy d'Amerval (c. 1100-c. 1165), a French poet and trouvère from Picardy.
2. Eloy de Crequy (c. 1395-1475), a French nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War.
3. Eloy Pruystinck (c. 1490-1564), a Flemish painter and sculptor from Oudenaarde.
4. Eloy Gonzalo (c. 1542-1615), a Spanish Jesuit missionary and explorer in the Philippines.
5. Eloy Alfaro (1842-1912), an Ecuadorian military leader and politician who served as President of Ecuador from 1895 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1911.
While the name Eloy has its roots in French and Late Latin, it has been adopted and used in various forms across different cultures and languages over the centuries, reflecting the influence of the saint Eligius and the significance of metalworking in many societies.
People
Eloy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Eloy 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
Eloy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eloy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6,329 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Eloy 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 54,156 US residents.
Is Eloy a common name?
We classify Eloy as "Rare". It ranks above 97% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 8,284 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Eloy most popular?
The single biggest year for Eloy was 1993, when 118 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Eloy is about 44 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Eloy a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Eloy in the SSA data are male. 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.