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
- 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
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | |
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 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New York#265 · 1 in 2,762
- Connecticut#310 · 1 in 5,317
- Massachusetts#314 · 1 in 8,195
- New Jersey#339 · 1 in 5,737
- Minnesota#358 · 1 in 8,249
Best ever in a state: #26 in Vermont, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #265 | 65 | 1 in 2,762 |
| Connecticut | #310 | 5 | 1 in 5,317 |
| Massachusetts | #314 | 7 | 1 in 8,195 |
| New Jersey | #339 | 11 | 1 in 5,737 |
| Minnesota | #358 | 5 | 1 in 8,249 |
| Pennsylvania | #395 | 13 | 1 in 9,084 |
| Louisiana | #396 | 11 | 1 in 3,751 |
| North Carolina | #539 | 5 | 1 in 10,568 |
| Illinois | #634 | 7 | 1 in 16,272 |
| Ohio | #641 | 5 | 1 in 22,313 |
| California | #772 | 9 | 1 in 20,999 |
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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
- 1 spot since 2024 (#150 → #151)
- 13 spots since 2020 (#164 → #151)
- 57 spots since 2015 (#208 → #151)
- Biggest jump: 397 spots in 1913 (#1,174 → #777)
- Biggest drop: 467 spots in 1906 (#786 → #1,253)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2022 at #150 (2,532 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 130 yrs · run 1913–2025
- Highest: 1 in 690 boys born in 2022 were named Elliot (0.15%)
- Latest: 1 in 707 boys born in 2025 (0.14%)
- 31.3% of all boys named Elliot (18,363) were born in this decade
- 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.
Elliot in 1961
Top girls' names in 1961
Top boys' names in 1961
More about 1961
girls
2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 403,699 of them was named Elliot, which outranked 12.8% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 960 names at #6,567; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 11,239 of them was named Elliot, which outranked 87.7% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).