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How many girls named Eloise do you know?

61 replies

Kaloobear · 28/08/2012 09:34

Is it becoming very popular? I only know of one and I'm a teacher so thought I had a fairly good grip of what's popular at the moment but others have told me it's becoming more common. Any thoughts?

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Floggingmolly · 28/08/2012 09:55

I know one, aged almost 7. It's a lovely name.

WeAreSix · 28/08/2012 09:55

Two - one adult and my 4yo DD. I still love the name :)

PommePoire · 28/08/2012 09:58

Two - one aged 6 and one aged 7. It's a lovely name.

DawnOfTheDee · 28/08/2012 09:59

None. But i have heard it being suggested on the baby names boards quite a lot recently so maybe ready for a bit of a surge in popularity?

MyLittleMiracles · 28/08/2012 10:34

None, but I love the name.

ThisIsNotHoneyDragon · 28/08/2012 10:41

One 33
One 16

LoopyLoopsOlympicHoops · 28/08/2012 10:43

Three. One 17, One 9 and My DD (1)

airedailleurs · 28/08/2012 10:46

one, she's 8

MyLittleMiracles · 28/08/2012 10:57

None, but I love the name.

MarthasHarbour · 28/08/2012 11:14

One who is 2yo

PLEASE use it though, it is one of my favourite names ever but i cannot use it as it is too close to my own name

It is also a classic goth 80s song by The Damned Smile

ouryve · 28/08/2012 11:16

We considered it, along with Imogen, which is also becoming popular, for our 6yo (mostly because of the Damned song, which is a rare song that is just as good as the original). 6yo turned out to need the boy's name that we found so much harder to choose!

BobbiFleckman · 28/08/2012 11:17

The Damned song is a cover of a 60s crooner version by Barry Ryan, and Paul McCartney did one too!

we have an Eloise and have met one other. We do however know FOUR Elodies of 5 and under which seems disporportionate.

Get yourself a copy of the book about Eloise who lives in teh Plaza Hotel in NY

teacherwith2kids · 28/08/2012 11:22

All aged 6-8, all in the same school (not mine). There are probably others in the school too, but the 'Eloise cluster' in Years 2-4 is local legend!

Mind you, my DCs both have children with the same names in their class, and I have never regretted the names I gave them, so popularity isn't by itself a reason to avoid a name.

Kaloobear · 28/08/2012 13:21

I love the whole series Bobbi -it's why I love the name!

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LadyLetch · 28/08/2012 17:03

No I don't think it is very popular, and I've got an Eloise so am probably more aware of the name.

When we named her, we didn't want her to have a very trendy name (therefore also a name that dates) and so we avoided anything in the top 75, and anything which had had a massive rise in popularity. When we looked, the highest placing Eloise had had from 1998 to 2002 was 75th. It mostly sat around the 85 - 100 mark. In fact, the year I had DD, it reached the height of its popularity, at around 75. When I had DD2, and was looking up names again, it had fallen in popularity and was then sitting just outside the top 100. That's where it seems to have sat ever since, around the 100 mark.

On a personal level (although I appreciate that this is annecdotal, so is not exactly statistically valid Grin), DD1 was in an infant school of about 275 children, she was the only one in her school. When we moved location, to a primary school of about 225 children, she was still the only one in her school. She goes to a gym club of about 700/800 children and I think I have seen 5/6 children with the name Eloise up on the birthday board at the club. Personally, I know her and two others - both at gymnastics!

In the past, I have taught 3/4 girls called Eloise. They would all be in their early 20s - early 30s now (I'm not that old, I teach secondary, honest Grin). All were lovely girls.

BobbiFleckman · 28/08/2012 17:06

Kaloo - did you also know that the Plaza Hotel now has an Eloise suite to stay in? was planning to take mine until we discovered the cost ($3k / night if you please, extra for breakfast i think) so may have to make do with afternoon tea and charge it please!

Puremince · 28/08/2012 17:31

None, but I know a 14 year old with mn Eloise. I think it's lovely.

Kaloobear · 28/08/2012 18:40

Oh my GAWD Bobbi!!

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thegreylady · 28/08/2012 19:06

One adult aged 37

firawla · 28/08/2012 19:08

about 3 my age (26), and 3 under about 2 years

Quip · 28/08/2012 19:09

three at nursery, two at church (only four altogether though :))

blueglue · 28/08/2012 19:15

One. she's 35.

TheOriginalNutcracker · 28/08/2012 19:17

Non, but my dd2 (12) has it as her middle name Smile

doblet · 28/08/2012 19:19

It would be on my shortlist but DH has vetoed

Pancakeflipper · 28/08/2012 19:23

I know a 11 yr old, 10 yr old, 7 yr old, 3 yr old and met a baby Eloise last week.

I always want to break out into song when I hear it as my mother loved Paul and Barry.