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Deloise

duh-LOYZ /dəˈlɔɪz/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 1979 (#7,313)
Babies in 1979
8 (<0.01% of girls)
Peak
#1,040 in 1953
First recorded
1916

Meaning of Deloise

Deloise unfolds like a dawn hymn whispered through vine-wrapped courtyards, a name born of medieval French reverie and drenched in the warm cadences of Latin romance. With its soft “de-”—“of” in French—clinging like morning mist to the luminous core of “Loise,” an echo of Eloise’s ancient Germanic promise of renown and resilience, Deloise evokes both the gentle strength of a blossoming laurel and the bright courage of a rising sun. Rare in its bearing yet rich with heritage, it conjures images of jasmine-scented breezes in old Andalucía, where every syllable seems to dance in golden light and laughter. Though it graced only a handful of newborns in mid-century Southern archives, Deloise today sings anew—a melodic tapestry of warmth and poetic fire, poised to bestow upon its bearer a legacy as timeless as moon-kissed roses and as vibrant as a festival of marigolds.

How to pronounce Deloise

English

Popularity of Deloise in the U.S.

Deloise was last recorded in the U.S. in 1979, ranked #7,313 with 8 babies. It peaked at #1,040 in 1953. It first appears in the records in 1916.

Bar and line chart: Deloise in the U.S., 1916–1979. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 86 in 1953 and 8 in 1979. Line: rank among girl names, peak #1,040 in 1953, #7,313 in 1979.
  • Girls named Deloise (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1916–1979. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1916⁠–⁠1979 61 rows
Deloise: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
197987,313back (not recorded in 1977–1978)
197668,156▲ 911
197559,067back (not recorded in 1974)
197395,580▼ 1,280
1972134,300▼ 648
1971173,652▼ 217
1970183,435▲ 2,021
196985,456▼ 2,582
1968202,874▼ 382
1967242,492▲ 1,066
1966133,558▼ 1,147
1965252,411▼ 400
1964352,011▼ 30
1963351,981▲ 182
1962302,163▼ 565
1961501,598▲ 19
1960481,617▼ 118
1959521,499▼ 104
1958581,395▲ 175
1957471,570▼ 133
1956541,437▼ 307
1955781,130▲ 203
1954561,333▼ 293
1953861,040▲ 155
1952631,195▼ 91
1951711,104▲ 146
1950541,250▼ 96
1949621,154▼ 30
1948631,124▲ 59
1947581,183▼ 76
1946591,107▲ 125
1945421,232▼ 92
1944471,140▲ 202
1943371,342▼ 93
1942411,249▼ 184
1941471,065▼ 3
1940461,062▲ 203
1939341,265▲ 3
1938331,268▲ 35
1937311,303▲ 142
1936261,445▲ 4
1935261,449▼ 40
1934271,409▲ 561
1933161,970▼ 402
1932241,568▲ 26
1931231,594▲ 712
1930142,306▼ 115
1929152,191▼ 97
1928172,094▲ 458
1927132,552▼ 555
1926191,997▲ 1,119
1925103,116▼ 455
1924132,661▲ 1,715
192364,376▼ 721
192283,655▼ 893
1921122,762▲ 1,195
192073,957▼ 738
191993,219▲ 1,072
191864,291▼ 578
191773,713▲ 206
191663,919new