Eloy
Eloy was the 3010th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1946, when it ranked 700th; the most babies were born in 1993 (118). Over the last ten years it has moved down 473 places. More babies were named Eloy in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,010 boys, down 380 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 41boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1993118 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,325babies recorded
Eloy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,010 | 41 |
| 2020 | #2,630 | 48 |
| 2010 | #2,268 | 57 |
| 2000 | #1,450 | 85 |
| 1990 | #1,243 | 79 |
| 1980 | #947 | 90 |
| 1970 | #806 | 101 |
| 1960 | #728 | 112 |
| 1950 | #779 | 77 |
| 1940 | #803 | 60 |
| 1930 | #886 | 56 |
| 1920 | #942 | 54 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Eloy, counting every spelling?
Eloy is the most common spelling of a name family that had 51 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 51 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eloy | 41 | #3,010 | 217 |
| Eloi | 10 | #7,830 | 40 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Eloy?
41 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Eloy (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Eloy born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 204 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Eloy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Eloy?
About 6,100 people born in the US named Eloy are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 26 and 59. That makes Eloy mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Eloy by state
How common Eloy was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.4×), California (1.7×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Eloy: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Eloy, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Eloy
How popular is the name Eloy?
Eloy was the 3010th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1946, when it ranked 700th; the most babies were born in 1993 (118). Over the last ten years it has moved down 473 places. More babies were named Eloy in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Eloy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Eloy in the US.
Where is Eloy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Eloy was most common in Texas (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and New York.