Elois
Elois is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Elois Grooms, American football player Elois Jenssen (1922–2004), American film and television costume designer
Meaning & Origin of Elois
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elois is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Elois Grooms, American football player Elois Jenssen (1922–2004), American film and television costume designer
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The Story of Elois
Elois first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1895, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1935, when 75 Eloiss were born — ranking #779 that year. As of 2026, Elois ranks #8,157 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K Eloiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Elois
Elois is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1895 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Elois's peak popularity came in 1935 when it ranked #779. Use the chart and map above to compare Elois's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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