Gender: Girl
Meaning: Healthy and wide; famous warrior
Origin: French — from the Old Germanic Helewidis: heil (healthy, whole) + wid (wide) or from Louise (famous warrior)
Popularity: Ranked #64 in 2024 with 3,430 babies born.
History: Eloise has two great claims to fame. The medieval scholar Héloïse d'Argenteuil was one of the most brilliant intellectuals of the 12th century, whose tragic love affair with philosopher Peter Abelard produced one of history's great literary correspondences. Then Kay Thompson's children's book character Eloise (1955) — the irrepressible six-year-old who lives at the Plaza Hotel — gave the name irresistible charm and mischief. The name re-entered the U.S. top 100 in the 2010s and continues climbing, beloved for its French elegance and playful literary spirit.
Famous people named Eloise: Eloise at the Plaza (children's book), Eloise Bridgerton (Bridgerton)
Name length: 6 letters
How common is Eloise? About 1 in 970 babies born in 2024 were named Eloise, or roughly 9.4 per day in the United States.
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