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

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Peak · boys
2022 · 2,532 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
58,592
since 1880

Elliot over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #572, 2020girlsboysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,034241#1512,417
2024#945279#1502,376
2023#894299#1782,066
2022#788360#1502,532
2021#772369#1592,416
2020#572511#1642,319
2019#593511#1712,253
2018#633471#1622,375
2017#613495#1612,437
2016#632474#1802,242
2015#634450#2081,912
2014#762367#2161,772
2013#844310#2411,503
2012#859310#2411,502
2011#875298#2721,287
2010#1,149212#3011,080
2009#1,379172#2971,111
2008#1,331185#3281,004
2007#1,510153#357883
2006#1,988100#369812
2005#1,924100#386750
2004#2,17582#396666
2003#3,04349#420612
2002#4,28029#437569
2001#8,75811#450539
2000#6,48716#468503
1999#8,80510#502429
1998#8,58410#467482
1997#6,16315#468464
1996#7,57411#478458
1995#6,64113#437521
1994#9,5868#435525
1993#7,03812#392587
1992#6,65213#404562
1991#8,5889#375608
1990#9,2478#369632
1989#9,6817#315759
1988#6,27712#400498
1987#7,3539#431415
1986—#436388
1985#10,6775#398453
1984—#383452
1983—#330563
1982#8,2247#416403
1981—#515268
1980—#513273
1979—#550242
1978—#569217
1977—#590204
1976—#550215
1975—#552213
1974—#549213
1973—#591179
1972—#641153
1971—#648161
1970—#678147
1969—#641154
1968—#645138
1967—#640135
1966—#663124
1965—#597162
1964—#673131
1963—#667137
1962—#618156
1961#6,5675#574189
1960—#624156
1959—#706119
1958—#660136
1957—#644142
1956—#636142
1955—#632138
1954—#582161
1953—#581153
1952—#487209
1951—#467212
1950—#477194
1949—#471195
1948—#416260
1947—#442229
1946—#462190
1945—#478157
1944—#541127
1943—#513147
1942—#536130
1941—#553117
1940—#63189
1939—#61789
1938—#66082
1937—#61889
1936—#64481
1935—#77863
1934—#68279
1933—#58798
1932—#67781
1931—#77565
1930—#73874
1929—#83661
1928—#70281
1927—#64995
1926—#66390
1925—#74677
1924—#585118
1923—#68289
1922—#85564
1921—#70785
1920—#74477
1919—#69580
1918—#78968
1917—#86454
1916—#78162
1915—#86850
1914—#72452
1913—#77737
1912—#1,17416
1911—#79317
1910—#72917
1909—#1,0838
1908——
1907—#9998
1906—#1,2535
1905—#78610
1904—#8109
1903—#9107
1902—#1,0136
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1900—#9029
1899—#54813
1898—#63512
1897——
1896—#1,1015
1895—#8727
1894—#8577
1893——
1892—#68810
1891—#7008
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1888—#7558
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1880—#7457
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 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedAKMaine: #187 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,471 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedNHWashington: #252 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,713 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #217 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,063 boysMNIllinois: #338 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,651 boysILWisconsin: #184 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,424 boysWIMichigan: #434 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,579 boysMINew York: #290 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 2,134 boysNYMassachusetts: #385 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,191 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedRIOregon: #360 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,281 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedSDIowa: #326 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,588 boysIAIndiana: #289 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,664 boysINOhio: #343 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,620 boysOHPennsylvania: #303 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,972 boysPANew Jersey: #274 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,137 boysNJConnecticut: #282 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,695 boysCTCalifornia: #373 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 3,129 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedUTColorado: #305 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,426 boysCONebraska: #198 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,512 boysNEMissouri: #395 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,141 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedWVVirginia: #426 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,208 boysVAMaryland: #309 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,515 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedDEArizona: #357 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,764 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedARTennessee: #423 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,420 boysTNNorth Carolina: #484 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,116 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #314 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,580 boysDCOklahoma: #431 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,135 boysOKLouisiana: #295 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,822 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedMSAlabama: #517 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,277 boysALGeorgia: #652 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,950 boysGAHawaii: #207 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 994 boysHITexas: #494 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 4,379 boysTXFlorida: #375 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,872 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wisconsin#184 · 1 in 1,424
  2. Maine#187 · 1 in 1,471
  3. Nebraska#198 · 1 in 1,512
  4. Hawaii#207 · 1 in 994
  5. Minnesota#217 · 1 in 2,063

Best ever in a state: #26 in Vermont, 2021.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#184231 in 1,424
Maine#18751 in 1,471
Nebraska#19871 in 1,512
Hawaii#20771 in 994
Minnesota#217151 in 2,063
Washington#252211 in 1,713
New Jersey#274251 in 2,137
Connecticut#28281 in 2,695
Indiana#289151 in 2,664
New York#290631 in 2,134
Louisiana#295171 in 1,822
Pennsylvania#303271 in 2,972
Colorado#305101 in 2,426
Maryland#309131 in 2,515
District of Columbia#31451 in 1,580
Iowa#32651 in 3,588
Illinois#338331 in 2,651
Ohio#343221 in 3,620
Arizona#357111 in 2,764
Oregon#36061 in 3,281
California#373921 in 3,129
Florida#375311 in 2,872
Massachusetts#38581 in 5,191
Missouri#39591 in 4,141
Tennessee#42381 in 4,420
Virginia#426101 in 4,208
Oklahoma#43151 in 4,135
Michigan#434151 in 4,579
North Carolina#48491 in 5,116
Texas#494351 in 4,379
Alabama#51751 in 5,277
Georgia#65271 in 6,950
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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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
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
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s26#745 (1880)#827
1890s62#548 (1899)#772
1900s62#786 (1905)#970
1910s453#695 (1919)#819
1920s837#585 (1924)#717
1930s801#587 (1933)#678
1940s1,641#416 (1948)#504
1950s1,606#467 (1951)#587
1960s1,482#574 (1961)#634
1970s1,944#549 (1974)#592
1980s4,472#315 (1989)#414
1990s5,268#369 (1990)#433
2000s7,449#297 (2009)#391
2010s18,363#161 (2017)#215
2020s14,126#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 1991

girls
#8,588
9 births · 1 in 208,334 girls
boys
#375
608 births · 1 in 3,323 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #8,588Elliot9

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #375Elliot608
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 208,334 of them was named Elliot, which outranked 44.5% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elliot
  1. #7,987Zaynah10
  2. #7,987Zita10
  3. #7,987Zohra10
  4. #8,588Elliot9
  5. #8,588Adaline9
  6. #8,588Adama9
  7. #8,588Adelene9
  8. #9,336Aaisha8
  9. #9,336Aaryn8
  10. #9,336Abbigale8

Tied with 747 names at #8,588; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 3,323 of them was named Elliot, which outranked 96.1% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elliot
  1. #372Simon619
  2. #373Ismael615
  3. #374Leonardo612
  4. #375Elliot608
  5. #376Rashad605
  6. #377Allan601
  7. #377Roman601
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1991 →