Fun Facts About the Name Heloise
- 705 babies named Heloise: U.S. records list 705 babies given the name Heloise from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Heloise Mean?
Heloise, usually explained as "healthy and wide," is the English form of the French name Héloïse, which is generally derived from the Germanic name Helewidis. The first element is connected with a Germanic word for "hale" or "healthy," represented by Old English hāl; the second is commonly identified as a Germanic element meaning "wide." The second element's force in this compound is not certain. The name is Germanic in origin, not Latin; medieval Latin spellings such as Heloysa reflect its use in Latin documents rather than a Latin etymology.
Heloise Name History & Origins
The Germanic name Helewidis was adapted into French as Héloïse and appears in medieval Latin records in forms such as Heloysa and Heloisa. It is closely associated with Héloïse d'Argenteuil (about 1098 - 1164), a scholar and later abbess of the Paraclete who is known for her correspondence with the philosopher Peter Abelard. That association made the name familiar in historical and literary tradition, but it does not by itself explain the name's earlier Germanic development.
The English spelling Heloise follows the French form; the related Eloise is used without the initial H.
How Popular is the Name Heloise?
Heloise has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1915. Its best rank was #1,164 in 1913.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,408 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #11,444 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #7,388 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #8,725 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #9,188 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #14,074 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #12,952 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #14,469 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #10,232 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #10,369 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #9,720 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #13,596 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #12,417 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #12,593 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #17,997 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #15,953 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #16,207 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #16,676 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #14,237 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #6,879 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #6,987 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #5,530 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #6,187 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #4,083 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #6,006 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #5,143 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #4,090 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #3,441 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1947 | #4,963 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #5,228 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #4,835 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #4,245 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #4,395 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,283 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1940 | #3,329 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1939 | #2,999 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1938 | #4,036 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #3,889 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1935 | #3,954 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1934 | #2,487 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1933 | #4,487 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1932 | #2,722 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1931 | #3,335 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1930 | #3,821 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1929 | #4,285 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #2,442 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1927 | #2,932 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1926 | #2,198 | 17 | 0.0014% |
| 1925 | #1,967 | 20 | 0.0016% |
| 1924 | #2,456 | 15 | 0.0012% |
| 1923 | #2,051 | 19 | 0.0016% |
| 1922 | #2,333 | 16 | 0.0013% |
| 1921 | #2,159 | 18 | 0.0015% |
| 1920 | #2,513 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1919 | #2,115 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1918 | #1,839 | 21 | 0.0018% |
| 1917 | #1,803 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1916 | #1,556 | 24 | 0.0023% |
| 1915 | #1,494 | 24 | 0.0024% |
| 1914 | #1,406 | 21 | 0.0028% |
| 1913 | #1,164 | 23 | 0.0037% |
| 1912 | #2,234 | 8 | 0.0014% |
| 1911 | #1,492 | 11 | 0.0026% |
| 1910 | #1,837 | 8 | 0.0020% |
| 1909 | #2,356 | 5 | 0.0014% |
| 1908 | #2,255 | 5 | 0.0015% |
| 1907 | #1,246 | 11 | 0.0035% |
| 1904 | #1,748 | 6 | 0.0022% |
| 1903 | #1,373 | 8 | 0.0031% |
| 1900 | #2,051 | 5 | 0.0017% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Heloise Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You attract success and money. You are a lover of nature and do not need others for your happiness. You are self sufficient. You strive for material success and power and have business sense. You possess strong organizational abilities, can be a good manager, and executive by nature. You are capable of great achievement in business and finance. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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