Elliott

#599 for girls in 2025, 489 births · #160 for boys in 2025, 2,287 births
Given to boys 88.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
2020 · 2,365 births
Debut · boys
21 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
62,551
since 1880

Elliott over time

girlsboys

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #463, 2019girlsboysat 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#599489#1602,287
2024#612488#1622,224
2023#659446#1672,164
2022#625472#1682,233
2021#557550#1692,278
2020#486631#1582,365
2019#463673#1612,453
2018#538584#1682,308
2017#532582#1602,438
2016#634472#1922,094
2015#672426#2121,875
2014#831333#2331,595
2013#902283#2441,480
2012#1,065236#2771,266
2011#1,189202#3051,069
2010#1,269188#3151,014
2009#1,383171#349895
2008#1,573145#385795
2007#1,829116#383793
2006#2,26784#387773
2005#2,01493#413658
2004#2,58964#457566
2003#2,57762#510477
2002#4,07131#537417
2001#5,82219#548391
2000#8,02712#539405
1999#5,66118#538382
1998#4,95521#500430
1997#5,01020#507404
1996#7,13012#500417
1995#6,64113#495433
1994#5,98415#460478
1993#5,95515#396585
1992#6,31414#399576
1991#7,98710#398571
1990#6,46513#358672
1989#6,53112#343669
1988#6,66611#377531
1987#5,07415#414444
1986—#397453
1985#6,03111#389461
1984#9,1446#349528
1983#6,21210#325582
1982#8,2247#371468
1981#10,4115#487293
1980#10,3925#462333
1979#6,6969#480296
1978#8,5626#542233
1977#9,6525#495270
1976—#536227
1975—#550214
1974—#544217
1973#6,0808#513232
1972—#567200
1971#8,3245#503262
1970—#526236
1969—#511232
1968—#520213
1967—#529197
1966—#499229
1965—#484255
1964—#533215
1963#6,5925#502255
1962—#492260
1961—#457311
1960—#477275
1959—#510235
1958—#542202
1957#6,0865#522218
1956—#478252
1955—#496221
1954—#450258
1953—#452250
1952—#458237
1951—#422259
1950—#424250
1949—#392292
1948—#366343
1947—#370349
1946#4,4176#394272
1945—#339310
1944—#410215
1943—#402235
1942—#384252
1941—#421193
1940—#411197
1939—#407197
1938—#433175
1937#4,2555#453154
1936—#454154
1935—#395191
1934—#386200
1933—#389196
1932—#473148
1931—#463148
1930—#441177
1929—#447177
1928—#468169
1927—#421206
1926—#418209
1925#4,9735#437189
1924—#439194
1923—#449185
1922—#418205
1921#4,4646#398233
1920#4,9755#450180
1919—#448171
1918#3,8697#485151
1917#4,0836#460152
1916—#443158
1915—#410172
1914—#422129
1913—#409111
1912—#42485
1911—#37256
1910—#39644
1909—#34446
1908—#33046
1907—#49522
1906—#44325
1905—#36532
1904—#40127
1903—#36028
1902—#36729
1901—#46617
1900—#38533
1899—#43818
1898—#33932
1897—#39223
1896—#38825
1895—#32931
1894—#41221
1893—#44817
1892—#34829
1891—#37721
1890—#35824
1889—#58111
1888—#35926
1887—#48813
1886—#36922
1885—#52113
1884—#37522
1883—#32426
1882—#38921
1881—#34822
1880—#37321
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 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedNHWashington: #205 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,751 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #260 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,514 boysMNIllinois: #313 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 2,837 boysILWisconsin: #286 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,793 boysWIMichigan: #329 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,831 boysMINew York: #447 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 5,044 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedRIOregon: #304 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,033 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedIAIndiana: #254 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,692 boysINOhio: #290 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,504 boysOHPennsylvania: #351 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,138 boysPANew Jersey: #533 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,759 boysNJConnecticut: #321 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,988 boysCTCalifornia: #406 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 4,137 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedUTColorado: #271 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,517 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedNEMissouri: #283 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,075 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedWVVirginia: #374 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,200 boysVAMaryland: #371 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,625 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedDEArizona: #330 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,645 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedARTennessee: #278 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,687 boysTNNorth Carolina: #268 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,251 boysNCSouth Carolina: #253 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,780 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #225 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,287 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #377 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,987 boysLAMississippi: #353 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,894 boysMSAlabama: #367 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,651 boysALGeorgia: #338 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,084 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedHITexas: #460 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 4,460 boysTXFlorida: #374 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,393 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Washington#205 · 1 in 1,751
  2. District of Columbia#225 · 1 in 1,287
  3. South Carolina#253 · 1 in 1,780
  4. Indiana#254 · 1 in 2,692
  5. Minnesota#260 · 1 in 3,514

Best ever in a state: #33 in Vermont, 2017.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#205181 in 1,751
District of Columbia#22561 in 1,287
South Carolina#253121 in 1,780
Indiana#254141 in 2,692
Minnesota#26091 in 3,514
North Carolina#268181 in 2,251
Colorado#271101 in 2,517
Tennessee#278121 in 2,687
Missouri#283121 in 3,075
Wisconsin#28691 in 3,793
Ohio#290221 in 3,504
Oregon#30461 in 3,033
Illinois#313291 in 2,837
Connecticut#32151 in 3,988
Michigan#329171 in 3,831
Arizona#330101 in 2,645
Georgia#338141 in 3,084
Pennsylvania#351151 in 5,138
Mississippi#35361 in 2,894
Alabama#36771 in 3,651
Maryland#37161 in 4,625
Florida#374221 in 3,393
Virginia#37491 in 4,200
Louisiana#377121 in 2,987
California#406541 in 4,137
New York#447241 in 5,044
Texas#460331 in 4,460
New Jersey#53361 in 7,759
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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 Elliott
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
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s197#324 (1883)#413
1890s241#329 (1895)#383
1900s305#330 (1908)#396
1910s1,229#372 (1911)#427
1920s1,947#398 (1921)#435
1930s1,740#386 (1934)#429
1940s2,658#339 (1945)#389
1950s2,382#422 (1951)#475
1960s2,442#457 (1961)#500
1970s2,387#480 (1979)#526
1980s4,762#325 (1983)#391
1990s4,948#358 (1990)#455
2000s6,170#349 (2009)#451
2010s17,592#160 (2017)#227
2020s13,551#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 1985

girls
#6,031
11 births · 1 in 156,439 girls
boys
#389
461 births · 1 in 4,009 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #6,031Elliott11

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #389Elliott461
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 156,439 of them was named Elliott, which outranked 51.8% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elliott
  1. #5,678Yoshiko12
  2. #5,678Zarinah12
  3. #5,678Zoua12
  4. #6,031Elliott11
  5. #6,031Aaryn11
  6. #6,031Adella11
  7. #6,031Adi11
  8. #6,457Aaliyah10
  9. #6,457Abbigale10
  10. #6,457Abelina10

Tied with 425 names at #6,031; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

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

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 4,009 of them was named Elliott, which outranked 94.9% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elliott
  1. #385Kendrick463
  2. #387Abel462
  3. #387Pablo462
  4. #389Elliott461
  5. #389Jarvis461
  6. #391Donovan460
  7. #392Fabian459
  8. #392Stephan459

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

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

See the top 100 for 1985 →