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
- Pronounced duh-LOYZ /dəˈlɔɪz/
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.
- Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1916–1979 61 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 8 | 7,313 | back (not recorded in 1977–1978) |
| 1976 | 6 | 8,156 | ▲ 911 |
| 1975 | 5 | 9,067 | back (not recorded in 1974) |
| 1973 | 9 | 5,580 | ▼ 1,280 |
| 1972 | 13 | 4,300 | ▼ 648 |
| 1971 | 17 | 3,652 | ▼ 217 |
| 1970 | 18 | 3,435 | ▲ 2,021 |
| 1969 | 8 | 5,456 | ▼ 2,582 |
| 1968 | 20 | 2,874 | ▼ 382 |
| 1967 | 24 | 2,492 | ▲ 1,066 |
| 1966 | 13 | 3,558 | ▼ 1,147 |
| 1965 | 25 | 2,411 | ▼ 400 |
| 1964 | 35 | 2,011 | ▼ 30 |
| 1963 | 35 | 1,981 | ▲ 182 |
| 1962 | 30 | 2,163 | ▼ 565 |
| 1961 | 50 | 1,598 | ▲ 19 |
| 1960 | 48 | 1,617 | ▼ 118 |
| 1959 | 52 | 1,499 | ▼ 104 |
| 1958 | 58 | 1,395 | ▲ 175 |
| 1957 | 47 | 1,570 | ▼ 133 |
| 1956 | 54 | 1,437 | ▼ 307 |
| 1955 | 78 | 1,130 | ▲ 203 |
| 1954 | 56 | 1,333 | ▼ 293 |
| 1953 | 86 | 1,040 | ▲ 155 |
| 1952 | 63 | 1,195 | ▼ 91 |
| 1951 | 71 | 1,104 | ▲ 146 |
| 1950 | 54 | 1,250 | ▼ 96 |
| 1949 | 62 | 1,154 | ▼ 30 |
| 1948 | 63 | 1,124 | ▲ 59 |
| 1947 | 58 | 1,183 | ▼ 76 |
| 1946 | 59 | 1,107 | ▲ 125 |
| 1945 | 42 | 1,232 | ▼ 92 |
| 1944 | 47 | 1,140 | ▲ 202 |
| 1943 | 37 | 1,342 | ▼ 93 |
| 1942 | 41 | 1,249 | ▼ 184 |
| 1941 | 47 | 1,065 | ▼ 3 |
| 1940 | 46 | 1,062 | ▲ 203 |
| 1939 | 34 | 1,265 | ▲ 3 |
| 1938 | 33 | 1,268 | ▲ 35 |
| 1937 | 31 | 1,303 | ▲ 142 |
| 1936 | 26 | 1,445 | ▲ 4 |
| 1935 | 26 | 1,449 | ▼ 40 |
| 1934 | 27 | 1,409 | ▲ 561 |
| 1933 | 16 | 1,970 | ▼ 402 |
| 1932 | 24 | 1,568 | ▲ 26 |
| 1931 | 23 | 1,594 | ▲ 712 |
| 1930 | 14 | 2,306 | ▼ 115 |
| 1929 | 15 | 2,191 | ▼ 97 |
| 1928 | 17 | 2,094 | ▲ 458 |
| 1927 | 13 | 2,552 | ▼ 555 |
| 1926 | 19 | 1,997 | ▲ 1,119 |
| 1925 | 10 | 3,116 | ▼ 455 |
| 1924 | 13 | 2,661 | ▲ 1,715 |
| 1923 | 6 | 4,376 | ▼ 721 |
| 1922 | 8 | 3,655 | ▼ 893 |
| 1921 | 12 | 2,762 | ▲ 1,195 |
| 1920 | 7 | 3,957 | ▼ 738 |
| 1919 | 9 | 3,219 | ▲ 1,072 |
| 1918 | 6 | 4,291 | ▼ 578 |
| 1917 | 7 | 3,713 | ▲ 206 |
| 1916 | 6 | 3,919 | new |