Girl · Germanic (probably), through French
Héloïse
Say it: ay-loh-EEZ
Meaning
Probably from a Germanic name such as Helewidis, but the elements are disputed.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Known through the letters of Héloïse and Abelard; the form Eloise is now popular in English.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 641 babies given this name since 1900
- At its height in 1907, about 1 in 29,000 girls
- 6 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Heloise, Eloise, Éloïse, Héloise
| English | Eloise |
|---|---|
| Italian | Eloisa |
| Spanish | Eloísa |
| German | Heloise |
Famous bearers
- Héloïse d'Argenteuil, 12th-century abbess and scholar, partner of Abelard
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Well-known works of literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- Medieval European charters and records
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.