Eloy
Spanish form of Eligius, from the Latin eligere, to choose; Saint Eligius was a seventh-century Frankish goldsmith who became a bishop.
Eloy in 2025
Eloy was given to 41 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 6,441st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 80,862 babies born.
The history of Eloy
Eloy reached its highest point in 1993, when 118 babies were given the name, ranking 2,342nd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,549th, in 1946.
Across the 118 years of records since 1908, 8,325 babies have been named Eloy. Half of them were born before 1973, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Eloy by decade
| Decade | Babies named Eloy | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 15 | 2,394 |
| 1910s | 197 | 2,353 |
| 1920s | 499 | 1,790 |
| 1930s | 533 | 1,556 |
| 1940s | 698 | 1,549 |
| 1950s | 896 | 1,612 |
| 1960s | 929 | 1,699 |
| 1970s | 1,020 | 1,814 |
| 1980s | 910 | 2,048 |
| 1990s | 1,017 | 2,342 |
| 2000s | 822 | 2,953 |
| 2010s | 524 | 5,167 |
| 2020s | 265 | 5,667 |
Where Eloy is heading
Eloy has fallen 16% over the past decade, from 49 babies in 2015 to 41 in 2025.
Names like Eloy
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Eloy.