Unisex name · since 1905
Eliot
7,892 babies named Eliot in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,382 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,402 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,892
- born since 1905
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eliot currently ranks #1402 among unisex names in America, with 7,892 babies recorded since 1905.
Eliot has 7,892 recorded births among boys since 1905, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1402 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 2025.
- #1,382 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,402 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,892 born since 1905
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eliot ranks #1,382 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,402 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,892 born since 1905, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,382 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,402 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,892
- born since 1905
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eliot's 7,892 recorded births place it above 96.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Eliot compares
7,892 Top 10% higher than 90% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Eliot's all-time total is 21x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eliot | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,892 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 216 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eliot's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eliot's full recorded timeline at 1967, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 216 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eliot popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 216
- Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
Eliot popularity over time - girls
573 total births recorded since 1987 (Eliot as girls' name)
Eliot by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,847 births, 23% of the file).
2010s was Eliot's strongest decade.
1,847 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Eliot births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 20
1900s
20 births
- 1910s 141
1910s
141 births
- 1920s 188
1920s
188 births
- 1930s 141
1930s
141 births
- 1940s 285
1940s
285 births
- 1950s 528
1950s
528 births
- 1960s 581
1960s
581 births
- 1970s 504
1970s
504 births
- 1980s
1980s
754 births
- 1990s
1990s
807 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,243 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,847 births
- 2020s
2020s
853 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,847 births (23% of all-time use).
How Eliot compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Eliot's total volume
Eliot by state
Where Eliot concentrates geographically, total births since 1905
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 995 | 12.6% |
| #2 | California | | 804 | 10.2% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 495 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 344 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 292 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 188 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 152 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Florida | | 148 | 1.9% |
995 of 7,892 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Eliot appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eliot's data
- Eliot's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,847 total births) through the 2020s (853) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Eliots (995 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eliot: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~120 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1905–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Eliot draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.