Elliot Boy
How popular is Elliot?
#151 boy name in 2025
2,417 baby boys were named Elliot in the US in 2025, making it the 151st most popular boy name. Another 241 girls got the name (#1,034 for girls).
Elliot popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #151 for boys (▼ 1 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,417 boys, 241 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+26% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #208 in 2015, #164 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (2,532 boys) |
| Highest rank | #150 in 2022 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 85% boys, 15% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Elliot counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Elliot family of names ranked #71 for boys in 2025 (#76 the year before), with 4,894 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Elliot is most popular
Babies named Elliot per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Vermont: 5.7 per 1,000 (36 boys)
- New Hampshire: 4.4 per 1,000 (98 boys)
- Maine: 4.1 per 1,000 (80 boys)
- Rhode Island: 3.3 per 1,000 (54 boys)
- North Dakota: 3.2 per 1,000 (55 boys)
Elliot by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 26 | #745 |
| 1890s | 62 | #548 |
| 1900s | 62 | #786 |
| 1910s | 453 | #695 |
| 1920s | 837 | #585 |
| 1930s | 801 | #587 |
| 1940s | 1,641 | #416 |
| 1950s | 1,606 | #466 |
| 1960s | 1,482 | #574 |
| 1970s | 1,944 | #549 |
| 1980s | 4,472 | #315 |
| 1990s | 5,268 | #369 |
| 2000s | 7,449 | #297 |
| 2010s | 18,363 | #161 |
| 2020s | 14,126 | #150 |
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Questions
- Is Elliot a boy or girl name?
- Elliot is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 85% of babies named Elliot were boys.
- How popular is the name Elliot?
- 2,417 baby boys were named Elliot in the US in 2025, making it the 151st most popular boy name. Another 241 girls got the name (#1,034 for girls).
- When was Elliot most popular?
- Elliot peaked in 2022, when 2,532 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #150, held for 2 years starting in 2022.
- How many people are named Elliot?
- 65,600 babies have been named Elliot in the US since 1880. We estimate about 61,016 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Elliot most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Elliot was most common in Vermont, at 5.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.