Boys' name · since 1888
Eliott
Eliott has 2,096 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,209 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,307 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,096
- born since 1888
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Eliott is the #2307 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,096 recorded since 1888.
Eliott has 2,096 recorded births among boys since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2307 as of the latest data, more common than 83% 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 1888 to 2025.
- #3,209 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,307 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,096 born since 1888
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eliott ranks #3,209 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,307 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,096 born since 1888, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,209 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,307 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,096
- born since 1888
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eliott's 2,096 recorded births place it above 92.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Eliott compares
2,096 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Eliott's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eliott | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,096 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eliott's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eliott's full recorded timeline at 1994, 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 1888, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 80 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eliott popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Eliott by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (683 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Eliott's strongest decade.
683 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Eliott births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 103
1970s
103 births
- 1980s 192
1980s
192 births
- 1990s 271
1990s
271 births
- 2000s
2000s
384 births
- 2010s
2010s
683 births
- 2020s
2020s
421 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 683 births (33% of all-time use).
How Eliott 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 Eliott's total volume
Eliott by state
Where Eliott concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 224 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 87 | 4.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 39 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 34 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 31 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 18 | 0.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Oregon | | 12 | 0.6% |
224 of 2,096 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Eliott appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eliott's data
- Eliott's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (683 total births) through the 2020s (421) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Eliotts (224 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Eliott: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Eliott 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.