Mostly boys · peaked in 2022
Elliot name popularity since 1925
64,564 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Elliot (10.9% girls, 89.1% boys). Half of them were born in 2013 or earlier, so the typical Elliot is about 13 years old in 2026. Elliot peaked in 2022 as the #150 name for boys, and it ranked #151 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 64,564
- Named Elliot, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #151
- for boys in 2025 (2,417 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 89.1% boys
- 7,008 girls · 57,556 boys
- Most popular in
- Oregon
- 1.86× its national share
Peak year is the year Elliot made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Elliot births per year, 1925–2025
2022 was the biggest year for Elliot both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1948 and 1953, Elliot's share of baby boys fell by 48%, from 1 in 6,750 to 1 in 12,900.
- Fastest rise: Between 1978 and 1983, it became 2.4× more common, from 1 in 7,570 baby boys to 1 in 3,180.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Elliot's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Elliot.
Decade by decade
Babies named Elliot in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 404 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 801 | #781 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,641 | #479 |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,606 | #633 |
| 1960s | 5 | 1,482 | #598 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,944 | #552 |
| 1980s | 40 | 4,472 | #399 |
| 1990s | 109 | 5,268 | #437 |
| 2000s | 897 | 7,449 | #386 |
| 2010s | 3,898 | 18,363 | #208 |
| 2020–25 | 2,059 | 14,126 | #151 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
52.3% of babies named Elliot from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Elliot is most popular
The index compares Elliot's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Elliot.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 1.86× | 1,052 |
| Minnesota | 1.84× | 2,021 |
| Washington | 1.73× | 1,746 |
| Wisconsin | 1.53× | 1,810 |
| Colorado | 1.52× | 1,128 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Elliot and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Elliot (this page) | 57,556 | 2022 |
| Elliott | 59,582 | 2020 |
| Eliot | 7,627 | 2012 |
| Eliott | 2,086 | 2024 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Elliot's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Elliot.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Elliot (2022).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data