Female name
Eloise
14,942 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2004. Expression number: 11.
Origin
From French Éloïse, from the Medieval Latin and French forms that gave rise to its doublet Heloise.From Wiktionary, entry “Eloise”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2004: 618 births. 14,942 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 82nd among girls' names in 2003. It is still given: 2,578 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2025: 4,256 births. 72,815 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 49th among girls' names in 2025. It really came into use around 1885. It is still given: 16,075 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2025: 33 births. 398 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 2014. It is still given: 126 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 36,710 | 1900–2025 | 61st in 2004 |
| Quebec | 3,855 | 1980–2025 | 32nd in 2025 |
| Switzerland | 1,206* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Belgium | 249 | 2014–2023 | — |
| Berlin | 106 | 2012–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown); Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
11
intuition and inspiration (master number)
5 + 3 + 6 + 9 + 1 + 5 = 29 → 11
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
5 + 6 + 9 + 5 = 25 → 7
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
4
work, structure, stability
3 + 1 = 4
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 4, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.