Meaning of the nameHeloise
- Female
- French origin
- Germanic origin
- He-lo-i-se
Heloise is a spelling of the name Eloise, which means “probably from Germanic Helewidis, with elements 'healthy, whole' and 'broad'”.
Meaning
“probably from Germanic Helewidis, with elements 'healthy, whole' and 'broad'”
Meaning of the name Eloise, of which Heloise is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Eloise
- People (2022)
- 15,298
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,277
- Median age
- 7 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,139
- people
Heloise in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Heloise, 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 (6,476 people).
15,218 women 80 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 Heloise is most common
States with the highest share of people named Heloise in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.020%
- Amapá 0.015%
- Santa Catarina 0.013%
- Amazonas 0.013%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.010%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,527 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 2,286 | 0.020% |
| Bahia | 1,144 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 957 | 0.013% |
| Pará | 821 | 0.010% |
| Minas Gerais | 603 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 566 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 564 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 520 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 491 | 0.013% |
| Goiás | 422 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 384 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 365 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 351 | 0.010% |
| Alagoas | 315 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 303 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 282 | 0.010% |
| Paraíba | 268 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 214 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 184 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 132 | 0.009% |
| Espírito Santo | 122 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 119 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 112 | 0.007% |
| Amapá | 110 | 0.015% |
| Acre | 82 | 0.010% |
| Roraima | 54 | 0.009% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Heloise
Spelling with an initial H, like medieval Latin Heloisa and French Héloïse; proportionally, it is most frequent in Paraná.
About the name Eloise
Eloise and Heloise are English forms of French Héloïse, which corresponds to Heloísa in Portuguese. Behind the Name probably derives Héloïse from Germanic Helewidis, from heil, 'healthy, whole', and wit, 'broad'. Wiktionary prefers another explanation: Héloïse would probably come from Éloi, from Latin Eligius, from ēligere, 'to choose', and gives the Germanic origin only as an alternative. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 34,264 people across the group's two spellings, almost always women; the name grew mainly among women born from the 2000s onward.
Other spellings of Eloise
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Eloise | 16,248 |
| Heloise | 15,298 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Eloise · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Heloise · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Eloise · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Heloísa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Heloise
What does the name Heloise mean?
Heloise means “probably from Germanic Helewidis, with elements 'healthy, whole' and 'broad'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Eloise, of which Heloise is a spelling.
How many people are named Heloise in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 15,298 people with the first name Heloise, which ranks it number 1,277 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Heloise a boy's or a girl's name?
Heloise is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 15,218 women and 80 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Heloise?
Heloise is a name of French and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Heloise most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.020% of the state's population is named Heloise (2,286 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Heloise?
Eloise. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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