Meaning of the nameEloiza
- Female
- French origin
- Germanic origin
- E-lo-i-za
Eloiza is a female name, an old spelling of Eloísa, which comes from French Héloïse and, probably, from Germanic Helewidis.
Meaning
“probably from a Germanic name with the elements 'healthy, whole' and 'wide'”
Source: Behind the Name: Eloise
- People (2022)
- 18,039
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,136
- Median age
- 12 years
- 2010 Census
- 13,553
- people
Eloiza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Eloiza, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (6,150 people).
17,947 women 92 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Eloiza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Eloiza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.019%
- Rondônia 0.019%
- Amazonas 0.017%
- Paraná 0.015%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.014%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,536 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 1,754 | 0.015% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,482 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,042 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 1,009 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 998 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 895 | 0.010% |
| Santa Catarina | 893 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 793 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 752 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso | 685 | 0.019% |
| Amazonas | 656 | 0.017% |
| Espírito Santo | 464 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 392 | 0.014% |
| Maranhão | 388 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 334 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 292 | 0.019% |
| Paraíba | 287 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 285 | 0.009% |
| Distrito Federal | 207 | 0.007% |
| Sergipe | 186 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 185 | 0.012% |
| Alagoas | 181 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 113 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 90 | 0.012% |
| Acre | 74 | 0.009% |
| Roraima | 66 | 0.010% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Eloiza
Wiktionary records Eloiza as an old spelling of Eloísa, an alternative form of Heloísa, which is a borrowing from French Héloïse. According to Behind the Name, Héloïse probably comes from Germanic Helewidis, from heil, 'healthy, whole', and wit, 'wide'; the same source says the association with Louise has no etymological basis. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Eloiza and Heloiza among the spelling variants of Heloisa. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 18,039 people named Eloiza, with a median age of 12. Both spellings are almost always female, grew a great deal among women born from the 2000s on and, proportionally, are most common in Mato Grosso.
Without the initial H and with Z, it is the most common spelling in the group; Wiktionary marks it as an old form of Eloísa.
Other spellings of Eloiza
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Eloiza | 18,039 |
| Heloiza | 10,992 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Eloiza · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Wiktionary: Eloísa · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Wiktionary: Heloísa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Eloise · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Heloisa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Eloiza
What does the name Eloiza mean?
Eloiza means “probably from a Germanic name with the elements 'healthy, whole' and 'wide'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Eloiza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 18,039 people with the first name Eloiza, which ranks it number 1,136 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Eloiza a boy's or a girl's name?
Eloiza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 17,947 women and 92 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Eloiza?
Eloiza is a name of French and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Eloiza most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.019% of the state's population is named Eloiza (685 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Eloiza?
Heloiza. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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