Eliott
Eliott was the 2312th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 1076th; the most babies were born in 2024 (80). Over the last ten years it has moved down 413 places. More babies were named Eliott in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Elliot) the Lord is God (via Elias/Elijah) · English, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #2,312 boys, down 165 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 60boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202480 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,096babies recorded
What does the name Eliott mean?
Eliott is a spelling of Elliot, pronounced the same way, so it shares Elliot's meaning and origin.
Elliot is an English surname that Wiktionary derives from a Middle English pet form of Elie, the Old French form of Elias or Elijah; DMNES records the diminutive Ellot in 1379. Elijah comes from Hebrew Eliyahu, 'Yahweh is God' according to DMNES. Wikipedia notes a separate Scottish Border clan Eliott, whose name may have another origin, and that the given name, long male, is now also used for girls in the US.
Ellot (Middle English, “pet form of Elias”)אֵלִיָּהוּ (Biblical Hebrew, “Eliyahu, Yahweh is God”)
How sure is this? Probable. The English surname is a pet form of Elias; a Scottish branch may have a separate Gaelic origin.
Related names: Elliott, Eliot, Elias, Elijah, Ellis.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Elliot', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'Elliott', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Elias', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wikipedia, 'Elliot', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Eliott popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,312 | 60 |
| 2020 | #2,147 | 65 |
| 2010 | #2,382 | 53 |
| 2000 | #2,759 | 33 |
| 1990 | #2,024 | 37 |
| 1980 | #3,476 | 12 |
| 1970 | #3,132 | 10 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #2,845 | 8 |
| 1940 | #3,227 | 6 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,497 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Eliott, counting every spelling?
Eliott is a spelling of Elliot, a name family that ranked #70 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,312 for Eliott on its own. Together these spellings went to 4,894 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot | 2,417 | #151 | 11,807 |
| Elliott | 2,287 | #160 | 11,186 |
| Eliot | 130 | #1,403 | 701 |
| Eliott | 60 | #2,312 | 356 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Eliott?
60 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Eliott (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Eliott born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 140 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Eliott.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Eliott?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Eliott are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 28. That makes Eliott mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Eliott by state
How common Eliott was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Eliott: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Eliott, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Eliott
What does Eliott mean?
Eliott is a spelling of Elliot, which means “the Lord is God (via Elias/Elijah)” (English, Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Eliott?
Eliott was the 2312th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 1076th; the most babies were born in 2024 (80). Over the last ten years it has moved down 413 places. More babies were named Eliott in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Eliott a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Eliott in the US.
Where is Eliott most popular?
In 2021–2025, Eliott was most common in California (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Ohio.