How Many People Are Named Elliot?
people named Elliot are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,619 people in the US has this name
Based on 65,600 babies named Elliot in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
2,932 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was a variant of ELLIOTT.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Elliot in English. Counting Elliot and these spellings together, about 131,853 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Elliot, 11.4% were girls and 88.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Elliot rose from 0% in the 1910s to 12.7% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elliot alive today is about 17 years old, and 79% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 24 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elliot first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2017, to 2,932 babies. In 2025, 2,658 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elliot has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #150, in 2022 and 2024. In 2025 it ranked #151. Among girls, its best rank was #574, in 2020.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #151 | #1,035 |
| Best rank | #150 (2022 and 2024) | #574 (2020) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #206 in the 2010s | #727 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elliot alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elliot were born in California than in any other state: about 6,360 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elliot was given 2 times as often in Minnesota, 1.8 times in Maine and 1.8 times in New York.
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