Elliot
Elliot was the 151st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,417 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 150th with 2,532 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 57 places. More babies were named Elliot in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning the Lord is God (via Elias/Elijah) · English, Hebrew
Say it EL-ee-uht /ˈɛliət/
- Rank in 2025
- #151 boys, up 13 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 2,417boys
- Girls and boys
- 12% girls, 88% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20222,532 babies
- Total since 1880
- 65,600babies recorded
What does the name Elliot mean?
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
Nicknames for Elliot
The usual nicknames for Elliot are Eli. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Elliot in the last five years, 177 were named Eli, against 346 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eli · also for Eliezer, Elias, Elijah | Modern | #104 | 20,888 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Elliots go by each one.
Elliot popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,035 | #151 | 241 | 2,417 |
| 2020 | #574 | #164 | 511 | 2,319 |
| 2010 | #1,151 | #301 | 212 | 1,080 |
| 2000 | #6,584 | #468 | 16 | 503 |
| 1990 | #9,526 | #369 | 8 | 632 |
| 1980 | — | #513 | — | 273 |
| 1970 | — | #680 | — | 147 |
| 1960 | — | #624 | — | 156 |
| 1950 | — | #477 | — | 194 |
| 1940 | — | #632 | — | 89 |
| 1930 | — | #740 | — | 74 |
| 1920 | — | #747 | — | 77 |
| 1910 | — | #736 | — | 17 |
| 1900 | — | #924 | — | 9 |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | #768 | — | 7 |
How popular is Elliot, counting every spelling?
Elliot is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #70 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #151 for Elliot 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 Elliot?
2,417 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elliot (0.67 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Elliot 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 3 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elliot.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elliot?
About 53,700 people born in the US named Elliot are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 28. That makes Elliot a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Elliot by state
How common Elliot was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Vermont (4.2×), New Hampshire (3.2×), Maine (3.0×), Rhode Island (2.4×), North Dakota (2.4×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Wyoming, Texas, Georgia.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Elliot: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elliot, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Elliot · Sibling names for Elliot
Questions about the name Elliot
What does Elliot mean?
Elliot means “the Lord is God (via Elias/Elijah)” (English, Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Elliot?
Elliot was the 151st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,417 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 150th with 2,532 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 57 places. More babies were named Elliot in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Elliot a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 12% girls, 88% boys given the name Elliot in the US.
Where is Elliot most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elliot was most common in Vermont (5.73 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Hampshire and Maine.