Elliott
Elliott is given to both girls and boys: 489 girls and 2,287 boys were given it in 2025 (#599 among girls’ names and #160 among boys’, #228 among all names counting both); 70,719 Americans have been recorded with it since 1880 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 61,400 Americans named Elliott and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (87% of everyone recorded); the median is 12 years old and half are between 6 and 30.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Elliott by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Elliott mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Elliott is “a male given name from Hebrew.” Its etymology gives the sense “my God is Yahweh” (meaning).
Also “a male given name transferred from the surname (today representing transferred use of the surname)”
English surname derived from a Middle English diminutive of Elie, Old French form of Elias or Elijah, meaning “my God is Yahweh”. As a Scottish surname it may also represent Gaelic Elloch from a word meaning a dam or bank.
/ˈɛliːət/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Elliott?
#160 among boys’ names, 2025
Elliott rose from #212 in 2015 to #160 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born rose from 1.0 to 1.3 per 1,000.
3,126 babies in 2019, the peak
Elliott peaked in 2019, when 3,126 babies were given it (2,453 boys, #161 among boys’ names). The 2,776 births of 2025 (girls and boys) are 89% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 489 | #599 | 2,287 | #160 |
| 2024 | 488 | #612 | 2,224 | #163 |
| 2023 | 446 | #659 | 2,164 | #168 |
| 2022 | 472 | #625 | 2,233 | #168 |
| 2021 | 550 | #557 | 2,278 | #169 |
| 2020 | 631 | #486 | 2,365 | #158 |
| 2019 | 673 | #464 | 2,453 | #161 |
| 2018 | 584 | #538 | 2,308 | #168 |
| 2017 | 582 | #532 | 2,438 | #160 |
| 2016 | 472 | #634 | 2,094 | #192 |
Every recorded year (146)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 426 | #672 | 1,875 | #212 |
| 2014 | 333 | #832 | 1,595 | #233 |
| 2013 | 283 | #903 | 1,480 | #244 |
| 2012 | 236 | #1,065 | 1,266 | #277 |
| 2011 | 202 | #1,190 | 1,069 | #305 |
| 2010 | 188 | #1,269 | 1,014 | #315 |
| 2009 | 171 | #1,386 | 895 | #349 |
| 2008 | 145 | #1,577 | 795 | #385 |
| 2007 | 116 | #1,831 | 793 | #383 |
| 2006 | 84 | #2,275 | 773 | #387 |
| 2005 | 93 | #2,018 | 658 | #413 |
| 2004 | 64 | #2,596 | 566 | #458 |
| 2003 | 62 | #2,586 | 477 | #511 |
| 2002 | 31 | #4,094 | 417 | #537 |
| 2001 | 19 | #5,879 | 391 | #548 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,178 | 405 | #539 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,727 | 382 | #538 |
| 1998 | 21 | #5,002 | 430 | #500 |
| 1997 | 20 | #5,077 | 404 | #508 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,276 | 417 | #501 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,758 | 433 | #495 |
| 1994 | 15 | #6,078 | 478 | #461 |
| 1993 | 15 | #6,043 | 585 | #397 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,401 | 576 | #399 |
| 1991 | 10 | #8,144 | 571 | #398 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,575 | 672 | #358 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,652 | 669 | #343 |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,783 | 531 | #377 |
| 1987 | 15 | #5,132 | 444 | #414 |
| 1986 | under 5 | 453 | #398 | |
| 1985 | 11 | #6,156 | 461 | #389 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,469 | 528 | #349 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,355 | 582 | #325 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,485 | 468 | #372 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,878 | 293 | #487 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,843 | 333 | #462 |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,865 | 296 | #480 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,857 | 233 | #542 |
| 1977 | 5 | #10,064 | 270 | #496 |
| 1976 | under 5 | 227 | #536 | |
| 1975 | under 5 | 214 | #550 | |
| 1974 | under 5 | 217 | #545 | |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,238 | 232 | #513 |
| 1972 | under 5 | 200 | #567 | |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,699 | 262 | #503 |
| 1970 | under 5 | 236 | #526 | |
| 1969 | under 5 | 232 | #511 | |
| 1968 | under 5 | 213 | #520 | |
| 1967 | under 5 | 197 | #529 | |
| 1966 | under 5 | 229 | #500 | |
| 1965 | under 5 | 255 | #484 | |
| 1964 | under 5 | 215 | #534 | |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,891 | 255 | #503 |
| 1962 | under 5 | 260 | #492 | |
| 1961 | under 5 | 311 | #457 | |
| 1960 | under 5 | 275 | #478 | |
| 1959 | under 5 | 235 | #511 | |
| 1958 | under 5 | 202 | #541 | |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,340 | 218 | #522 |
| 1956 | under 5 | 252 | #477 | |
| 1955 | under 5 | 221 | #495 | |
| 1954 | under 5 | 258 | #449 | |
| 1953 | under 5 | 250 | #451 | |
| 1952 | under 5 | 237 | #458 | |
| 1951 | under 5 | 259 | #422 | |
| 1950 | under 5 | 250 | #424 | |
| 1949 | under 5 | 292 | #392 | |
| 1948 | under 5 | 343 | #366 | |
| 1947 | under 5 | 349 | #370 | |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,586 | 272 | #394 |
| 1945 | under 5 | 310 | #340 | |
| 1944 | under 5 | 215 | #410 | |
| 1943 | under 5 | 235 | #402 | |
| 1942 | under 5 | 252 | #384 | |
| 1941 | under 5 | 193 | #421 | |
| 1940 | under 5 | 197 | #411 | |
| 1939 | under 5 | 197 | #408 | |
| 1938 | under 5 | 175 | #433 | |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,433 | 154 | #453 |
| 1936 | under 5 | 154 | #454 | |
| 1935 | under 5 | 191 | #396 | |
| 1934 | under 5 | 200 | #387 | |
| 1933 | under 5 | 196 | #389 | |
| 1932 | under 5 | 148 | #473 | |
| 1931 | under 5 | 148 | #464 | |
| 1930 | under 5 | 177 | #443 | |
| 1929 | under 5 | 177 | #447 | |
| 1928 | under 5 | 169 | #469 | |
| 1927 | under 5 | 206 | #421 | |
| 1926 | under 5 | 209 | #419 | |
| 1925 | 5 | #5,194 | 189 | #437 |
| 1924 | under 5 | 194 | #439 | |
| 1923 | under 5 | 185 | #450 | |
| 1922 | under 5 | 205 | #418 | |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,636 | 233 | #399 |
| 1920 | 5 | #5,195 | 180 | #453 |
| 1919 | under 5 | 171 | #448 | |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,992 | 151 | #485 |
| 1917 | 6 | #4,238 | 152 | #461 |
| 1916 | under 5 | 158 | #443 | |
| 1915 | under 5 | 172 | #411 | |
| 1914 | under 5 | 129 | #423 | |
| 1913 | under 5 | 111 | #411 | |
| 1912 | under 5 | 85 | #425 | |
| 1911 | under 5 | 56 | #374 | |
| 1910 | under 5 | 44 | #397 | |
| 1909 | under 5 | 46 | #345 | |
| 1908 | under 5 | 46 | #332 | |
| 1907 | under 5 | 22 | #497 | |
| 1906 | under 5 | 25 | #444 | |
| 1905 | under 5 | 32 | #365 | |
| 1904 | under 5 | 27 | #402 | |
| 1903 | under 5 | 28 | #362 | |
| 1902 | under 5 | 29 | #370 | |
| 1901 | under 5 | 17 | #476 | |
| 1900 | under 5 | 33 | #386 | |
| 1899 | under 5 | 18 | #442 | |
| 1898 | under 5 | 32 | #341 | |
| 1897 | under 5 | 23 | #395 | |
| 1896 | under 5 | 25 | #389 | |
| 1895 | under 5 | 31 | #332 | |
| 1894 | under 5 | 21 | #412 | |
| 1893 | under 5 | 17 | #453 | |
| 1892 | under 5 | 29 | #349 | |
| 1891 | under 5 | 21 | #378 | |
| 1890 | under 5 | 24 | #360 | |
| 1889 | under 5 | 11 | #597 | |
| 1888 | under 5 | 26 | #362 | |
| 1887 | under 5 | 13 | #497 | |
| 1886 | under 5 | 22 | #371 | |
| 1885 | under 5 | 13 | #525 | |
| 1884 | under 5 | 22 | #377 | |
| 1883 | under 5 | 26 | #325 | |
| 1882 | under 5 | 21 | #392 | |
| 1881 | under 5 | 22 | #351 | |
| 1880 | under 5 | 21 | #375 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Elliott a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 70,719 Americans recorded as Elliott, 12% are girls and 88% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Elliott: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Elliott, and how old are they?
61,400 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 87% of the 70,719 Americans ever recorded as Elliott. The median Elliott alive today is 12 years old; half are between 6 and 30.
The 2020 Census counted 43,870 people named Elliott (5,044 women and girls, 38,826 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 46,962 born in the U.S. The Census count is 7% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 749 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 3,250 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 3,440 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 7,920 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 12,000 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 34,000 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Elliott born?
The states with the most babies named Elliott are Texas, California and Florida, with 22% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 255 | #174 | 0.8× |
| California | 207 | #207 | 0.7× |
| Florida | 128 | #203 | 0.8× |
| North Carolina | 127 | #124 | 1.1× |
| Ohio | 126 | #127 | 1.1× |
| New York | 109 | #209 | 1.0× |
| Washington | 107 | #85 | 1.5× |
| Pennsylvania | 104 | #142 | 0.9× |
| Illinois | 102 | #128 | 1.1× |
| Michigan | 100 | #115 | 1.0× |
Where Elliott is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Elliott is most over-represented in South Carolina: since 1910 it was given 1.6 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Elliott with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 4 names spelled alike, given to 146,880 babies since 1880, Elliott is the most given (48% of them). In 2025 it was given to 2,776 of their 5,643 babies (49%), again the most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Elliott
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Elliott and names like it
- Compare Elliott and ElliotBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2010sElliott peaked in 2019.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Elliott since 1910.
- Hebrew namesWiktionary’s origin for Elliott: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 2019The year the most babies were named Elliott.
- The names of Generation AlphaMost people named Elliott alive today were born 2013-2025.
- Names starting with EMost given first.