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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #572, 2020girlsboysat peak
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
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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1886—#9595
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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 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedAKMaine: #160 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,037 boysMEVermont: #119 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 566 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedNHWashington: #277 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,775 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: #231 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,820 boysMNIllinois: #426 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,377 boysILWisconsin: #272 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,325 boysWIMichigan: #397 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,468 boysMINew York: #311 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 2,247 boysNYMassachusetts: #389 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,828 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedRIOregon: #267 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,740 boysORNevada: #266 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,595 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #177 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 877 boysSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedIAIndiana: #449 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,706 boysINOhio: #360 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,500 boysOHPennsylvania: #356 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,494 boysPANew Jersey: #285 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,298 boysNJConnecticut: #244 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,976 boysCTCalifornia: #433 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 4,043 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedUTColorado: #296 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,870 boysCONebraska: #242 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,661 boysNEMissouri: #332 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,893 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedWVVirginia: #360 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,732 boysVAMaryland: #426 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,759 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #318 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,857 boysNMKansas: #312 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,213 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedARTennessee: #391 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,460 boysTNNorth Carolina: #506 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,971 boysNCSouth Carolina: #497 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,133 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #231 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,050 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #663 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,621 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedALGeorgia: #638 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,008 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedHITexas: #614 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 6,126 boysTXFlorida: #515 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 4,747 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Vermont#119 · 1 in 566
  2. Maine#160 · 1 in 1,037
  3. South Dakota#177 · 1 in 877
  4. District of Columbia#231 · 1 in 1,050
  5. Minnesota#231 · 1 in 1,820

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#11951 in 566
Maine#16061 in 1,037
South Dakota#17751 in 877
District of Columbia#23161 in 1,050
Minnesota#231161 in 1,820
Nebraska#24261 in 1,661
Connecticut#244101 in 1,976
Nevada#26661 in 1,595
Oregon#267111 in 1,740
Wisconsin#272131 in 2,325
Washington#277191 in 1,775
New Jersey#285221 in 2,298
Colorado#296131 in 1,870
New York#311561 in 2,247
Kansas#31271 in 2,213
New Mexico#31861 in 1,857
Missouri#332121 in 2,893
Pennsylvania#356211 in 3,494
Ohio#360211 in 3,500
Virginia#360151 in 2,732
Massachusetts#38981 in 4,828
Tennessee#391101 in 3,460
Michigan#397181 in 3,468
Illinois#426251 in 3,377
Maryland#42681 in 3,759
California#433661 in 4,043
Indiana#44981 in 4,706
South Carolina#49751 in 4,133
North Carolina#50691 in 4,971
Florida#515181 in 4,747
Texas#614251 in 6,126
Georgia#63881 in 6,008
Louisiana#66351 in 5,621
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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 1994

girls
#9,586
8 births · 1 in 223,219 girls
boys
#435
525 births · 1 in 3,680 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #9,586Elliot8

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #435Elliot525
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 223,219 of them was named Elliot, which outranked 39.2% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elliot
  1. #8,804Ziana9
  2. #8,804Zissy9
  3. #8,804Zita9
  4. #9,586Elliot8
  5. #9,586Aaliyan8
  6. #9,586Abagale8
  7. #9,586Abbye8
  8. #10,569Aalia7
  9. #10,569Aaminah7
  10. #10,569Aarion7

Tied with 982 names at #9,586; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

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

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 3,680 of them was named Elliot, which outranked 95.8% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elliot
  1. #430Reid530
  2. #433Jordon526
  3. #433Lukas526
  4. #435Elliot525
  5. #436Dane521
  6. #437Rudy520
  7. #437Sheldon520
Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,574Tyrin#2,509 → #935
  2. ↑ 714River#1,638 → #924
  3. ↑ 472Bryton#1,460 → #988
  4. ↑ 463Kahlil#1,444 → #981
  5. ↑ 446Jayden#1,295 → #849
Fallers
  1. ↓ 551Garth#965 → #1,516
  2. ↓ 364Jordy#828 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 342Montel#889 → #1,231
  4. ↓ 289Darrel#889 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 245Deante#859 → #1,104

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

See the top 100 for 1994 →