Elliott
#599 for girls in 2025, 489 births · #160 for boys in 2025, 2,287 births
Given to boys 88.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2020 · 2,365 births
- Debut · boys
- 21 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 62,551since 1880
Elliott over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #599 | 489 | #160 | 2,287 |
| 2024 | #612 | 488 | #162 | 2,224 |
| 2023 | #659 | 446 | #167 | 2,164 |
| 2022 | #625 | 472 | #168 | 2,233 |
| 2021 | #557 | 550 | #169 | 2,278 |
| 2020 | #486 | 631 | #158 | 2,365 |
| 2019 | #463 | 673 | #161 | 2,453 |
| 2018 | #538 | 584 | #168 | 2,308 |
| 2017 | #532 | 582 | #160 | 2,438 |
| 2016 | #634 | 472 | #192 | 2,094 |
| 2015 | #672 | 426 | #212 | 1,875 |
| 2014 | #831 | 333 | #233 | 1,595 |
| 2013 | #902 | 283 | #244 | 1,480 |
| 2012 | #1,065 | 236 | #277 | 1,266 |
| 2011 | #1,189 | 202 | #305 | 1,069 |
| 2010 | #1,269 | 188 | #315 | 1,014 |
| 2009 | #1,383 | 171 | #349 | 895 |
| 2008 | #1,573 | 145 | #385 | 795 |
| 2007 | #1,829 | 116 | #383 | 793 |
| 2006 | #2,267 | 84 | #387 | 773 |
| 2005 | #2,014 | 93 | #413 | 658 |
| 2004 | #2,589 | 64 | #457 | 566 |
| 2003 | #2,577 | 62 | #510 | 477 |
| 2002 | #4,071 | 31 | #537 | 417 |
| 2001 | #5,822 | 19 | #548 | 391 |
| 2000 | #8,027 | 12 | #539 | 405 |
| 1999 | #5,661 | 18 | #538 | 382 |
| 1998 | #4,955 | 21 | #500 | 430 |
| 1997 | #5,010 | 20 | #507 | 404 |
| 1996 | #7,130 | 12 | #500 | 417 |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 | #495 | 433 |
| 1994 | #5,984 | 15 | #460 | 478 |
| 1993 | #5,955 | 15 | #396 | 585 |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 | #399 | 576 |
| 1991 | #7,987 | 10 | #398 | 571 |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 | #358 | 672 |
| 1989 | #6,531 | 12 | #343 | 669 |
| 1988 | #6,666 | 11 | #377 | 531 |
| 1987 | #5,074 | 15 | #414 | 444 |
| 1986 | — | #397 | 453 | |
| 1985 | #6,031 | 11 | #389 | 461 |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | #349 | 528 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #325 | 582 |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #371 | 468 |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #487 | 293 |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #462 | 333 |
| 1979 | #6,696 | 9 | #480 | 296 |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #542 | 233 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #495 | 270 |
| 1976 | — | #536 | 227 | |
| 1975 | — | #550 | 214 | |
| 1974 | — | #544 | 217 | |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | #513 | 232 |
| 1972 | — | #567 | 200 | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #503 | 262 |
| 1970 | — | #526 | 236 | |
| 1969 | — | #511 | 232 | |
| 1968 | — | #520 | 213 | |
| 1967 | — | #529 | 197 | |
| 1966 | — | #499 | 229 | |
| 1965 | — | #484 | 255 | |
| 1964 | — | #533 | 215 | |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #502 | 255 |
| 1962 | — | #492 | 260 | |
| 1961 | — | #457 | 311 | |
| 1960 | — | #477 | 275 | |
| 1959 | — | #510 | 235 | |
| 1958 | — | #542 | 202 | |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #522 | 218 |
| 1956 | — | #478 | 252 | |
| 1955 | — | #496 | 221 | |
| 1954 | — | #450 | 258 | |
| 1953 | — | #452 | 250 | |
| 1952 | — | #458 | 237 | |
| 1951 | — | #422 | 259 | |
| 1950 | — | #424 | 250 | |
| 1949 | — | #392 | 292 | |
| 1948 | — | #366 | 343 | |
| 1947 | — | #370 | 349 | |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #394 | 272 |
| 1945 | — | #339 | 310 | |
| 1944 | — | #410 | 215 | |
| 1943 | — | #402 | 235 | |
| 1942 | — | #384 | 252 | |
| 1941 | — | #421 | 193 | |
| 1940 | — | #411 | 197 | |
| 1939 | — | #407 | 197 | |
| 1938 | — | #433 | 175 | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #453 | 154 |
| 1936 | — | #454 | 154 | |
| 1935 | — | #395 | 191 | |
| 1934 | — | #386 | 200 | |
| 1933 | — | #389 | 196 | |
| 1932 | — | #473 | 148 | |
| 1931 | — | #463 | 148 | |
| 1930 | — | #441 | 177 | |
| 1929 | — | #447 | 177 | |
| 1928 | — | #468 | 169 | |
| 1927 | — | #421 | 206 | |
| 1926 | — | #418 | 209 | |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #437 | 189 |
| 1924 | — | #439 | 194 | |
| 1923 | — | #449 | 185 | |
| 1922 | — | #418 | 205 | |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #398 | 233 |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #450 | 180 |
| 1919 | — | #448 | 171 | |
| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 | #485 | 151 |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | #460 | 152 |
| 1916 | — | #443 | 158 | |
| 1915 | — | #410 | 172 | |
| 1914 | — | #422 | 129 | |
| 1913 | — | #409 | 111 | |
| 1912 | — | #424 | 85 | |
| 1911 | — | #372 | 56 | |
| 1910 | — | #396 | 44 | |
| 1909 | — | #344 | 46 | |
| 1908 | — | #330 | 46 | |
| 1907 | — | #495 | 22 | |
| 1906 | — | #443 | 25 | |
| 1905 | — | #365 | 32 | |
| 1904 | — | #401 | 27 | |
| 1903 | — | #360 | 28 | |
| 1902 | — | #367 | 29 | |
| 1901 | — | #466 | 17 | |
| 1900 | — | #385 | 33 | |
| 1899 | — | #438 | 18 | |
| 1898 | — | #339 | 32 | |
| 1897 | — | #392 | 23 | |
| 1896 | — | #388 | 25 | |
| 1895 | — | #329 | 31 | |
| 1894 | — | #412 | 21 | |
| 1893 | — | #448 | 17 | |
| 1892 | — | #348 | 29 | |
| 1891 | — | #377 | 21 | |
| 1890 | — | #358 | 24 | |
| 1889 | — | #581 | 11 | |
| 1888 | — | #359 | 26 | |
| 1887 | — | #488 | 13 | |
| 1886 | — | #369 | 22 | |
| 1885 | — | #521 | 13 | |
| 1884 | — | #375 | 22 | |
| 1883 | — | #324 | 26 | |
| 1882 | — | #389 | 21 | |
| 1881 | — | #348 | 22 | |
| 1880 | — | #373 | 21 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Elliott was already there! It came in at #373, and was given to 21 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1889, when fewer than 12 boys a year got the name.
Where Elliott is popular in 1927
- 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
- Maryland#149 · 1 in 1,405
- South Carolina#161 · 1 in 1,082
- New York#204 · 1 in 2,391
- Massachusetts#210 · 1 in 3,395
- Florida#275 · 1 in 2,431
Best ever in a state: #33 in Vermont, 2017.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #149 | 9 | 1 in 1,405 |
| South Carolina | #161 | 17 | 1 in 1,082 |
| New York | #204 | 41 | 1 in 2,391 |
| Massachusetts | #210 | 10 | 1 in 3,395 |
| Florida | #275 | 6 | 1 in 2,431 |
| Michigan | #302 | 10 | 1 in 4,196 |
| Louisiana | #323 | 8 | 1 in 2,540 |
| Alabama | #326 | 10 | 1 in 2,829 |
| Virginia | #342 | 6 | 1 in 3,852 |
| Georgia | #347 | 8 | 1 in 3,562 |
| Illinois | #400 | 8 | 1 in 7,379 |
| Missouri | #404 | 5 | 1 in 5,819 |
| Ohio | #418 | 6 | 1 in 8,825 |
| California | #450 | 6 | 1 in 6,237 |
| Pennsylvania | #467 | 7 | 1 in 12,578 |
| North Carolina | #493 | 6 | 1 in 5,853 |
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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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 2 spots since 2024 (#162 → #160)
- 2 spots since 2020 (#158 → #160)
- 52 spots since 2015 (#212 → #160)
- Biggest jump: 223 spots in 1890 (#581 → #358)
- Biggest drop: 222 spots in 1889 (#359 → #581)
Rise & fade · boys
140 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2020 at #158 (2,365 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 730
- Highest: 1 in 730 boys born in 2020 were named Elliott (0.14%)
- Latest: 1 in 747 boys born in 2025 (0.13%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 28.1% of all boys named Elliott (17,592) 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 | 197 | #324 (1883) | #413 |
| 1890s | 241 | #329 (1895) | #383 |
| 1900s | 305 | #330 (1908) | #396 |
| 1910s | 1,229 | #372 (1911) | #427 |
| 1920s | 1,947 | #398 (1921) | #435 |
| 1930s | 1,740 | #386 (1934) | #429 |
| 1940s | 2,658 | #339 (1945) | #389 |
| 1950s | 2,382 | #422 (1951) | #475 |
| 1960s | 2,442 | #457 (1961) | #500 |
| 1970s | 2,387 | #480 (1979) | #526 |
| 1980s | 4,762 | #325 (1983) | #391 |
| 1990s | 4,948 | #358 (1990) | #455 |
| 2000s | 6,170 | #349 (2009) | #451 |
| 2010s | 17,592 | #160 (2017) | #227 |
| 2020s | 13,551 | #158 (2020) | #164 |
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.
Elliott in 1927
boys
#421
206 births · 1 in 5,470 boys
Top boys' names in 1927
More about 1927
boys
1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 5,470 of them was named Elliott, which outranked 91.2% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).