How Many People Are Named Elliott?
people named Elliott are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,548 people in the US has this name
Based on 70,719 babies named Elliott in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,126 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which was derived from a diminutive of the medieval name ELIAS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Elliott in English. Counting Elliott and these spellings together, about 131,853 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Elliott, 13.1% were girls and 86.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Elliott rose from 0% in the 1880s to 18.5% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elliott alive today is about 19 years old, and 75% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 29 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elliott first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2019, to 3,126 babies. In 2025, 2,776 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elliott has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #158, in 2020. In 2025 it ranked #160. Among girls, its best rank was #464, in 2019.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #160 | #599 |
| Best rank | #158 (2020) | #464 (2019) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #216 in the 2010s | #713 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elliott alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elliott were born in California than in any other state: about 5,606 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elliott was given 2 times as often in South Carolina, 1.7 times in Washington and 1.6 times in Oregon.
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