Mostly boys · peaked in 2020
Elliott name popularity since 1925
67,726 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Elliott (12.0% girls, 88.0% boys). Half of them were born in 2013 or earlier, so the typical Elliott is about 13 years old in 2026. Elliott peaked in 2020 as the #158 name for boys, and it ranked #160 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 67,726
- Named Elliott, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #160
- for boys in 2025 (2,287 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 88.0% boys
- 8,144 girls · 59,582 boys
- Most popular in
- Washington
- 2.05× its national share
Peak year is the year Elliott 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.
Elliott births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2019. Measured as a share of all babies, Elliott peaked in 2020.
- Steepest fall: Between 1945 and 1950, Elliott's share of baby boys fell by 39%, from 1 in 4,340 to 1 in 7,160.
- Fastest rise: Between 1978 and 1983, it became 2.3× more common, from 1 in 7,050 baby boys to 1 in 3,080.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Elliott's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Elliott.
Decade by decade
Babies named Elliott 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 | 5 | 950 | – |
| 1930s | 5 | 1,740 | #396 |
| 1940s | 6 | 2,658 | #340 |
| 1950s | 5 | 2,382 | #496 |
| 1960s | 5 | 2,442 | #484 |
| 1970s | 33 | 2,387 | #550 |
| 1980s | 82 | 4,762 | #389 |
| 1990s | 151 | 4,948 | #495 |
| 2000s | 797 | 6,170 | #413 |
| 2010s | 3,979 | 17,592 | #212 |
| 2020–25 | 3,076 | 13,551 | #160 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
50.5% of babies named Elliott from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Elliott is most popular
The index compares Elliott'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 Elliott.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 2.05× | 2,161 |
| South Carolina | 1.74× | 1,538 |
| Oregon | 1.72× | 1,016 |
| Colorado | 1.36× | 1,057 |
| North Carolina | 1.30× | 2,323 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Elliott 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Elliott (this page) | 59,582 | 2020 |
| Elliot | 57,556 | 2022 |
| 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 Elliott's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Elliott.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Elliott (2020).
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