Is Heloise a boy or girl name?

Heloise is a girl’s name. Of the 705 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Heloise

Recorded 1900–2025 · United States

Heloise was most popular in 1915, when 24 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,712 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,985, with 18 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 705 people named Heloise.

Heloise over time

Births per year. The dot marks Heloise’s peak in 1915. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Heloise a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Heloise is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 705 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Heloise

Where Heloise is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Louisiana 54.7×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org