Is Eloy a boy or girl name?

Eloy is primarily used as a boy name in the US.

Eloy currently ranks #2672 among US baby names, and peaked in 1993.

Boy nameCurrently #2,672 in the USSteady

Eloy

//ˈilɔɪ//

2 syllablesPeak year: 19934 lettersStarts with E

Meaning & origin

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Eloy's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Eloy, Social Security Administration data
Year	Births named Eloy
1908	6
1909	9
1911	8
1912	17
1913	14
1914	22
1915	28
1916	19
1917	27
1918	28
1919	34
1920	54
1921	49
1922	51
1923	43
1924	58
1925	46
1926	35
1927	57
1928	51
1929	55
1930	56
1931	56
1932	49
1933	61
1934	65
1935	53
1936	50
1937	47
1938	46
1939	50
1940	60
1941	50
1942	55
1943	71
1944	54
1945	72
1946	86
1947	84
1948	85
1949	81
1950	77
1951	94
1952	87
1953	85
1954	71
1955	80
1956	96
1957	101
1958	106
1959	100
1960	111
1961	86
1962	110
1963	86
1964	85
1965	95
1966	93
1967	91
1968	76
1969	95
1970	101
1971	109
1972	90
1973	105
1974	100
1975	109
1976	99
1977	101
1978	95
1979	111
1980	90
1981	105
1982	103
1983	82
1984	102
1985	92
1986	90
1987	82
1988	84
1989	80
1990	79
1991	104
1992	104
1993	118
1994	102
1995	116
1996	97
1997	93
1998	102
1999	102
2000	85
2001	105
2002	92
2003	75
2004	104
2005	85
2006	69
2007	77
2008	72
2009	58
2010	57
2011	56
2012	54
2013	53
2014	56
2015	49
2016	43
2017	55
2018	52
2019	49
2020	48
2021	48
2022	39
2023	40
2024	49

Eloy through the decades

Eloy peaked in 1993, when 118 babies were named Eloy in the US.
The 1970s were Eloy's strongest decade, averaging 102 births a year.
Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Eloy has fallen 26% compared to the 10 years before that.
Eloy currently ranks #2,672 in the US and is holding steady.

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