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Eloy

/ˈilɔɪ/ · 100% boys · 41 born in 2025

Eloy has been given to about 8,325 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1993, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈilɔɪ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 6,466
Median age today45 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Eloy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1993 · 118
  • Born in 202541
  • All time8,325

How popular is Eloy?

Its best year was 1993, when 118 babies were given the name, ranking 1009th. The typical living American called Eloy is about 45 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Eloy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Elroy0.85
  2. Loy0.74
  3. Leroy0.70
  4. Ely0.68
  5. Emory0.64
  6. Leeroy0.63
  7. Eldon0.60
  8. Eli0.59

Middle names for Eloy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Eloy Paul0.77
  2. Eloy Lee0.77
  3. Eloy Dean0.76
  4. Eloy Blake0.76
  5. Eloy Bryce0.76
  6. Eloy Wade0.76

Sibling names for Eloy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.92
  2. Santosbrother · 0.91
  3. Thaddeusbrother · 0.89
  4. Rudybrother · 0.88
  5. Laurelsister · 0.86
  6. Noeleither · 0.84

Where Eloy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%
  2. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Eloy Anderson0.77
  2. Eloy White0.72
  3. Eloy Reyes0.72
  4. Eloy Nguyen0.72
  5. Eloy Lee0.72
  6. Eloy Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Eloy

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Eloy across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.