Elliott
#599 for girls in 2025, 489 births · #160 for boys in 2025, 2,287 births
Given to boys 88.5% of the time
- 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
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 | #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 | |
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 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- District of Columbia#214 · 1 in 1,145
- Nebraska#219 · 1 in 2,136
- Washington#236 · 1 in 1,982
- Colorado#262 · 1 in 2,233
- Wisconsin#276 · 1 in 3,240
Best ever in a state: #33 in Vermont, 2017.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #214 | 7 | 1 in 1,145 |
| Nebraska | #219 | 5 | 1 in 2,136 |
| Washington | #236 | 16 | 1 in 1,982 |
| Colorado | #262 | 11 | 1 in 2,233 |
| Wisconsin | #276 | 10 | 1 in 3,240 |
| Indiana | #279 | 12 | 1 in 3,078 |
| Michigan | #282 | 22 | 1 in 2,938 |
| North Carolina | #286 | 18 | 1 in 2,306 |
| Illinois | #304 | 31 | 1 in 2,636 |
| Alabama | #305 | 10 | 1 in 2,532 |
| Georgia | #316 | 17 | 1 in 2,680 |
| Ohio | #324 | 18 | 1 in 4,238 |
| Mississippi | #334 | 7 | 1 in 2,338 |
| Tennessee | #343 | 9 | 1 in 3,581 |
| California | #370 | 68 | 1 in 3,511 |
| Minnesota | #382 | 5 | 1 in 6,098 |
| Pennsylvania | #392 | 14 | 1 in 5,543 |
| South Carolina | #392 | 6 | 1 in 3,572 |
| Florida | #394 | 21 | 1 in 3,787 |
| Virginia | #415 | 8 | 1 in 4,928 |
| Arizona | #426 | 7 | 1 in 4,055 |
| Missouri | #434 | 6 | 1 in 5,957 |
| New Jersey | #444 | 9 | 1 in 5,546 |
| New York | #479 | 23 | 1 in 5,463 |
| Texas | #487 | 31 | 1 in 4,627 |
| Louisiana | #505 | 7 | 1 in 4,595 |
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| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2020 at #158 (2,365 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 730 boys born in 2020 were named Elliott (0.14%)
- Latest: 1 in 747 boys born in 2025 (0.13%)
- 28.1% of all boys named Elliott (17,592) were born in this decade
- 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 1987
Top girls' names in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 115,909 of them was named Elliott, which outranked 61.7% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,857Vanita16
- #4,857Vittoria16
- #4,857Vivienne16
- #5,074Elliott15
- #5,074Adelita15
- #5,074Adia15
- #5,074Alessia15
- #5,312Aaliyah14
- #5,312Abagail14
- #5,312Adelle14
Tied with 237 names at #5,074; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 4,205 of them was named Elliott, which outranked 94.9% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.