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Elliott

Boy name

Elliott 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

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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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