Elliott
Boy nameElliott has been given to 70,719 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2019 and currently ranks #599 for girls and #160 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈɛliːət/
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.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
70,719
Peak year
2019 (3,126 babies)
Rank in 2025
#599 for girls · #160 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +21%
Gender split
12% girls / 88% boys
Famous people named Elliott
Elliott Gould
American actor (born 1938)
Elliott Smith
American musician (1969–2003)
Elliott Erwitt
French-born American advertising and documentary photographer (1928-2023)
Elliott Carter
American composer (1908-2012)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Elliott.
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