Elloise
Girl name · #3396 in 2025 · Uniqueness 69/100
Elloise is currently the #3396 girl name in the United States — 45 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #5288, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 40,000 girls born in 2025 was named Elloise.
Babies named Elloise per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 113-year story
Elloise first appears in the Social Security records in 1912, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 45 babies and a rank of #3389. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Elloise in class?
Elloise scores 69 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Elloise will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Elloise is most common
State-level data for Elloise is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Elloise
Statistically, parents drawn to Elloise tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Praise, Blaise, Melrose, Ellarose, and Ellerie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Elloise | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #3389 |
| 2024 | 23 | #5443 |
| 2023 | 39 | #3833 |
| 2022 | 40 | #3765 |
| 2021 | 33 | #4245 |
| 2020 | 38 | #3778 |
| 2019 | 27 | #4909 |
| 2018 | 25 | #5152 |
| 2017 | 31 | #4477 |
| 2016 | 25 | #5284 |
| 2015 | 25 | #5288 |
| 2014 | 18 | #6713 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6462 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8208 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9150 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9790 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15242 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17504 |
| 1951 | 5 | #5414 |
| 1948 | 6 | #4651 |
| 1946 | 10 | #3217 |
| 1942 | 8 | #3444 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3800 |
| 1936 | 5 | #4181 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2567 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Elloise a popular girl name?
Elloise ranked #3396 among girls in 2025 with 45 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5288.
When was the name Elloise most popular?
Elloise peaked in 2025, when 45 American girls received the name (ranked #3389 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Elloise?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 40,000 newborn American girls was named Elloise. It scores 69/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.