Elliot
- #1,034 for girls in 2025, 241 births
- #151 for boys in 2025, 2,417 births
- Given to boys 89.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2022 · 2,532 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 58,592since 1880
Elliot over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,034 | 241 | #151 | 2,417 |
| 2024 | #945 | 279 | #150 | 2,376 |
| 2023 | #894 | 299 | #178 | 2,066 |
| 2022 | #788 | 360 | #150 | 2,532 |
| 2021 | #772 | 369 | #159 | 2,416 |
| 2020 | #572 | 511 | #164 | 2,319 |
| 2019 | #593 | 511 | #171 | 2,253 |
| 2018 | #633 | 471 | #162 | 2,375 |
| 2017 | #613 | 495 | #161 | 2,437 |
| 2016 | #632 | 474 | #180 | 2,242 |
| 2015 | #634 | 450 | #208 | 1,912 |
| 2014 | #762 | 367 | #216 | 1,772 |
| 2013 | #844 | 310 | #241 | 1,503 |
| 2012 | #859 | 310 | #241 | 1,502 |
| 2011 | #875 | 298 | #272 | 1,287 |
| 2010 | #1,149 | 212 | #301 | 1,080 |
| 2009 | #1,379 | 172 | #297 | 1,111 |
| 2008 | #1,331 | 185 | #328 | 1,004 |
| 2007 | #1,510 | 153 | #357 | 883 |
| 2006 | #1,988 | 100 | #369 | 812 |
| 2005 | #1,924 | 100 | #386 | 750 |
| 2004 | #2,175 | 82 | #396 | 666 |
| 2003 | #3,043 | 49 | #420 | 612 |
| 2002 | #4,280 | 29 | #437 | 569 |
| 2001 | #8,758 | 11 | #450 | 539 |
| 2000 | #6,487 | 16 | #468 | 503 |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 | #502 | 429 |
| 1998 | #8,584 | 10 | #467 | 482 |
| 1997 | #6,163 | 15 | #468 | 464 |
| 1996 | #7,574 | 11 | #478 | 458 |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 | #437 | 521 |
| 1994 | #9,586 | 8 | #435 | 525 |
| 1993 | #7,038 | 12 | #392 | 587 |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 | #404 | 562 |
| 1991 | #8,588 | 9 | #375 | 608 |
| 1990 | #9,247 | 8 | #369 | 632 |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #315 | 759 |
| 1988 | #6,277 | 12 | #400 | 498 |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | #431 | 415 |
| 1986 | — | #436 | 388 | |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #398 | 453 |
| 1984 | — | #383 | 452 | |
| 1983 | — | #330 | 563 | |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #416 | 403 |
| 1981 | — | #515 | 268 | |
| 1980 | — | #513 | 273 | |
| 1979 | — | #550 | 242 | |
| 1978 | — | #569 | 217 | |
| 1977 | — | #590 | 204 | |
| 1976 | — | #550 | 215 | |
| 1975 | — | #552 | 213 | |
| 1974 | — | #549 | 213 | |
| 1973 | — | #591 | 179 | |
| 1972 | — | #641 | 153 | |
| 1971 | — | #648 | 161 | |
| 1970 | — | #678 | 147 | |
| 1969 | — | #641 | 154 | |
| 1968 | — | #645 | 138 | |
| 1967 | — | #640 | 135 | |
| 1966 | — | #663 | 124 | |
| 1965 | — | #597 | 162 | |
| 1964 | — | #673 | 131 | |
| 1963 | — | #667 | 137 | |
| 1962 | — | #618 | 156 | |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #574 | 189 |
| 1960 | — | #624 | 156 | |
| 1959 | — | #706 | 119 | |
| 1958 | — | #660 | 136 | |
| 1957 | — | #644 | 142 | |
| 1956 | — | #636 | 142 | |
| 1955 | — | #632 | 138 | |
| 1954 | — | #582 | 161 | |
| 1953 | — | #581 | 153 | |
| 1952 | — | #487 | 209 | |
| 1951 | — | #467 | 212 | |
| 1950 | — | #477 | 194 | |
| 1949 | — | #471 | 195 | |
| 1948 | — | #416 | 260 | |
| 1947 | — | #442 | 229 | |
| 1946 | — | #462 | 190 | |
| 1945 | — | #478 | 157 | |
| 1944 | — | #541 | 127 | |
| 1943 | — | #513 | 147 | |
| 1942 | — | #536 | 130 | |
| 1941 | — | #553 | 117 | |
| 1940 | — | #631 | 89 | |
| 1939 | — | #617 | 89 | |
| 1938 | — | #660 | 82 | |
| 1937 | — | #618 | 89 | |
| 1936 | — | #644 | 81 | |
| 1935 | — | #778 | 63 | |
| 1934 | — | #682 | 79 | |
| 1933 | — | #587 | 98 | |
| 1932 | — | #677 | 81 | |
| 1931 | — | #775 | 65 | |
| 1930 | — | #738 | 74 | |
| 1929 | — | #836 | 61 | |
| 1928 | — | #702 | 81 | |
| 1927 | — | #649 | 95 | |
| 1926 | — | #663 | 90 | |
| 1925 | — | #746 | 77 | |
| 1924 | — | #585 | 118 | |
| 1923 | — | #682 | 89 | |
| 1922 | — | #855 | 64 | |
| 1921 | — | #707 | 85 | |
| 1920 | — | #744 | 77 | |
| 1919 | — | #695 | 80 | |
| 1918 | — | #789 | 68 | |
| 1917 | — | #864 | 54 | |
| 1916 | — | #781 | 62 | |
| 1915 | — | #868 | 50 | |
| 1914 | — | #724 | 52 | |
| 1913 | — | #777 | 37 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,174 | 16 | |
| 1911 | — | #793 | 17 | |
| 1910 | — | #729 | 17 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,083 | 8 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #999 | 8 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
| 1905 | — | #786 | 10 | |
| 1904 | — | #810 | 9 | |
| 1903 | — | #910 | 7 | |
| 1902 | — | #1,013 | 6 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #902 | 9 | |
| 1899 | — | #548 | 13 | |
| 1898 | — | #635 | 12 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | #872 | 7 | |
| 1894 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #688 | 10 | |
| 1891 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #755 | 8 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #745 | 7 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Elliot was already there! It came in at #745, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1883, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Elliot is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New Hampshire#49 · 1 in 173
- Maine#66 · 1 in 226
- Oregon#79 · 1 in 327
- Vermont#80 · 1 in 202
- Pennsylvania#86 · 1 in 371
Best ever in a state: #26 in Vermont, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #49 | 26 | 1 in 173 |
| Maine | #66 | 17 | 1 in 226 |
| Oregon | #79 | 46 | 1 in 327 |
| Vermont | #80 | 6 | 1 in 202 |
| Pennsylvania | #86 | 141 | 1 in 371 |
| North Dakota | #93 | 12 | 1 in 280 |
| Minnesota | #96 | 66 | 1 in 371 |
| Ohio | #98 | 127 | 1 in 414 |
| Massachusetts | #100 | 69 | 1 in 392 |
| Rhode Island | #112 | 10 | 1 in 312 |
| Arkansas | #113 | 30 | 1 in 420 |
| West Virginia | #113 | 17 | 1 in 362 |
| Wisconsin | #116 | 52 | 1 in 451 |
| Michigan | #123 | 81 | 1 in 496 |
| Idaho | #125 | 20 | 1 in 432 |
| Washington | #128 | 63 | 1 in 521 |
| Nevada | #134 | 23 | 1 in 491 |
| Delaware | #142 | 7 | 1 in 421 |
| Colorado | #144 | 50 | 1 in 537 |
| Tennessee | #144 | 66 | 1 in 557 |
| Illinois | #145 | 82 | 1 in 604 |
| Florida | #154 | 140 | 1 in 682 |
| New York | #155 | 124 | 1 in 681 |
| Arizona | #157 | 56 | 1 in 584 |
| Virginia | #163 | 55 | 1 in 677 |
| California | #164 | 237 | 1 in 740 |
| Alaska | #165 | 5 | 1 in 454 |
| Iowa | #167 | 25 | 1 in 553 |
| North Carolina | #168 | 75 | 1 in 686 |
| Indiana | #169 | 50 | 1 in 633 |
| Oklahoma | #169 | 29 | 1 in 610 |
| Louisiana | #170 | 30 | 1 in 638 |
| Mississippi | #173 | 18 | 1 in 602 |
| Montana | #173 | 7 | 1 in 538 |
| New Jersey | #173 | 59 | 1 in 674 |
| Missouri | #177 | 40 | 1 in 695 |
| Hawaii | #180 | 6 | 1 in 486 |
| Alabama | #186 | 31 | 1 in 694 |
| Connecticut | #187 | 18 | 1 in 734 |
| New Mexico | #193 | 10 | 1 in 650 |
| South Carolina | #194 | 29 | 1 in 731 |
| Utah | #198 | 27 | 1 in 728 |
| Kentucky | #199 | 28 | 1 in 733 |
| Georgia | #200 | 61 | 1 in 823 |
| Maryland | #200 | 29 | 1 in 790 |
| Kansas | #205 | 19 | 1 in 739 |
| South Dakota | #221 | 6 | 1 in 641 |
| Texas | #223 | 176 | 1 in 995 |
| Nebraska | #335 | 7 | 1 in 1,260 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Elliot
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 1 spot since 2024 (#150 → #151)
- 13 spots since 2020 (#164 → #151)
- Biggest jump: 397 spots in 1913
- Biggest drop: 467 spots in 1906
Rise & fade · boys
142 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2022 at #150 (2,532 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 130 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 130 yrs · run 1913–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 690
- Highest: 1 in 690 boys born in 2022 were named Elliot (0.15%)
- Latest: 1 in 707 boys born in 2025 (0.14%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 31.3% of all boys named Elliot (18,363) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 26 | #745 (1880) | #827 |
| 1890s | 62 | #548 (1899) | #772 |
| 1900s | 62 | #786 (1905) | #970 |
| 1910s | 453 | #695 (1919) | #819 |
| 1920s | 837 | #585 (1924) | #717 |
| 1930s | 801 | #587 (1933) | #678 |
| 1940s | 1,641 | #416 (1948) | #504 |
| 1950s | 1,606 | #467 (1951) | #587 |
| 1960s | 1,482 | #574 (1961) | #634 |
| 1970s | 1,944 | #549 (1974) | #592 |
| 1980s | 4,472 | #315 (1989) | #414 |
| 1990s | 5,268 | #369 (1990) | #433 |
| 2000s | 7,449 | #297 (2009) | #391 |
| 2010s | 18,363 | #161 (2017) | #215 |
| 2020s | 14,126 | #150 (2022) | #159 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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