How Many People Are Named Eloy?
An estimated 6,329 people in the United States have the first name Eloy. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Eloy peaked in popularity in 1993 with 118 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Eloy as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Eloy paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,329
About 1 in 54,156 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1993
118 births
Total Registered
8,284
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Eloy
Eloy is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 8,284 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Eloy as a male name
Ranked #2,672 in 2024
49 male births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (118 births)
Eloy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Eloy span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,020 babies were registered. Eloy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Eloy by Decade
How has Eloy tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Eloy by State
Birth registrations for Eloy span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, New Mexico, California. The lowest are in New Jersey, Arizona, New York. On average, about 712 Eloys were registered per state.
Eloy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Eloy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Eloy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eloy?
We estimate approximately 6,329 people named Eloy are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 54,156 Americans share this first name.
Is Eloy a common name?
Eloy is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,284 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Eloy most popular?
Eloy reached peak popularity in 1993, when 118 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Eloy is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Eloy a male name?
Eloy is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Eloy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Eloy Smith, Eloy Johnson, Eloy Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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