Unisex name · since 1880
Elliot
Elliot has 58,592 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #454 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #151 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 58,592
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elliot currently ranks #151 among unisex names in America, with 58,592 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Elliot recorded 58,592 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #151 nationally today, ahead of 99% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #454 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #151 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 58,592 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elliot ranks #454 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #151 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 58,592 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #454 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #151 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 58,592
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elliot's 58,592 recorded births place it above 99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Elliot compares
58,592 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Elliot's all-time total is 159x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elliot | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 58,592 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,532 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elliot's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elliot splits its recorded history at 1958: 91% of all births land in the more recent half, 9% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1886 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 2,532 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elliot popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 2,532
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Elliot popularity over time - girls
7,008 total births recorded since 1961 (Elliot as girls' name)
Elliot by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (18,363 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Elliot's strongest decade.
18,363 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Elliot births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 26
1880s
26 births
- 1890s 62
1890s
62 births
- 1900s 62
1900s
62 births
- 1910s 453
1910s
453 births
- 1920s 837
1920s
837 births
- 1930s 801
1930s
801 births
- 1940s 1,641
1940s
1,641 births
- 1950s 1,606
1950s
1,606 births
- 1960s 1,482
1960s
1,482 births
- 1970s 1,944
1970s
1,944 births
- 1980s 4,472
1980s
4,472 births
- 1990s 5,268
1990s
5,268 births
- 2000s
2000s
7,449 births
- 2010s
2010s
18,363 births
- 2020s
2020s
14,126 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 18,363 births (31% of all-time use).
How Elliot 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 Elliot's total volume
Elliot by state
Where Elliot concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6,846 | 11.7% |
| #2 | California | | 5,965 | 10.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 3,319 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 2,621 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 2,611 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 2,375 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 2,141 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 2,006 | 3.4% |
6,846 of 58,592 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Elliot appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elliot's data
- Elliot's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (18,363 total births) through the 2020s (14,126) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Elliots (6,846 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 Elliot: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Elliot 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.