Elliot

#1,034 for girls in 2025, 241 births · #151 for boys in 2025, 2,417 births
Given to boys 89.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
2022 · 2,532 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
58,592
since 1880

Elliot over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201999peak #572, 2020girlsboysat peak
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,034241#1512,417
2024#945279#1502,376
2023#894299#1782,066
2022#788360#1502,532
2021#772369#1592,416
2020#572511#1642,319
2019#593511#1712,253
2018#633471#1622,375
2017#613495#1612,437
2016#632474#1802,242
2015#634450#2081,912
2014#762367#2161,772
2013#844310#2411,503
2012#859310#2411,502
2011#875298#2721,287
2010#1,149212#3011,080
2009#1,379172#2971,111
2008#1,331185#3281,004
2007#1,510153#357883
2006#1,988100#369812
2005#1,924100#386750
2004#2,17582#396666
2003#3,04349#420612
2002#4,28029#437569
2001#8,75811#450539
2000#6,48716#468503
1999#8,80510#502429
1998#8,58410#467482
1997#6,16315#468464
1996#7,57411#478458
1995#6,64113#437521
1994#9,5868#435525
1993#7,03812#392587
1992#6,65213#404562
1991#8,5889#375608
1990#9,2478#369632
1989#9,6817#315759
1988#6,27712#400498
1987#7,3539#431415
1986—#436388
1985#10,6775#398453
1984—#383452
1983—#330563
1982#8,2247#416403
1981—#515268
1980—#513273
1979—#550242
1978—#569217
1977—#590204
1976—#550215
1975—#552213
1974—#549213
1973—#591179
1972—#641153
1971—#648161
1970—#678147
1969—#641154
1968—#645138
1967—#640135
1966—#663124
1965—#597162
1964—#673131
1963—#667137
1962—#618156
1961#6,5675#574189
1960—#624156
1959—#706119
1958—#660136
1957—#644142
1956—#636142
1955—#632138
1954—#582161
1953—#581153
1952—#487209
1951—#467212
1950—#477194
1949—#471195
1948—#416260
1947—#442229
1946—#462190
1945—#478157
1944—#541127
1943—#513147
1942—#536130
1941—#553117
1940—#63189
1939—#61789
1938—#66082
1937—#61889
1936—#64481
1935—#77863
1934—#68279
1933—#58798
1932—#67781
1931—#77565
1930—#73874
1929—#83661
1928—#70281
1927—#64995
1926—#66390
1925—#74677
1924—#585118
1923—#68289
1922—#85564
1921—#70785
1920—#74477
1919—#69580
1918—#78968
1917—#86454
1916—#78162
1915—#86850
1914—#72452
1913—#77737
1912—#1,17416
1911—#79317
1910—#72917
1909—#1,0838
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1907—#9998
1906—#1,2535
1905—#78610
1904—#8109
1903—#9107
1902—#1,0136
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1900—#9029
1899—#54813
1898—#63512
1897——
1896—#1,1015
1895—#8727
1894—#8577
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1891—#7008
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First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Elliot was already there! It came in at #745, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881–1883, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Elliot is popular in 1999

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #172 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 678 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedNHWashington: #300 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,728 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #158 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 675 boysNDMinnesota: #206 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,321 boysMNIllinois: #437 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,470 boysILWisconsin: #284 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,952 boysWIMichigan: #477 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,204 boysMINew York: #360 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 2,527 boysNYMassachusetts: #284 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,419 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedRIOregon: #295 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,650 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedIAIndiana: #447 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,842 boysINOhio: #464 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,625 boysOHPennsylvania: #640 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 7,339 boysPANew Jersey: #654 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,776 boysNJConnecticut: #276 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,278 boysCTCalifornia: #484 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 4,741 boysCAUtah: #534 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,122 boysUTColorado: #492 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,898 boysCONebraska: #315 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,008 boysNEMissouri: #374 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,104 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedWVVirginia: #518 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,427 boysVAMaryland: #565 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,732 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedDEArizona: #488 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,021 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedARTennessee: #593 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,027 boysTNNorth Carolina: #715 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,031 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #712 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,466 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedALGeorgia: #808 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,686 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Elliot, so not publishedHITexas: #659 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 6,860 boysTXFlorida: #775 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 7,894 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#158 · 1 in 675
  2. Alaska#172 · 1 in 678
  3. Minnesota#206 · 1 in 1,321
  4. Connecticut#276 · 1 in 2,278
  5. Wisconsin#284 · 1 in 1,952

Best ever in a state: #26 in Vermont, 2021.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#15851 in 675
Alaska#17251 in 678
Minnesota#206221 in 1,321
Connecticut#27681 in 2,278
Massachusetts#284151 in 2,419
Wisconsin#284151 in 1,952
Oregon#295121 in 1,650
Washington#300201 in 1,728
Nebraska#31551 in 2,008
New York#360451 in 2,527
Missouri#374111 in 3,104
Illinois#437231 in 3,470
Indiana#447101 in 3,842
Ohio#464151 in 4,625
Michigan#477141 in 4,204
California#484511 in 4,741
Arizona#48891 in 4,021
Colorado#49271 in 3,898
Virginia#51891 in 4,427
Utah#53451 in 4,122
Maryland#56561 in 4,732
Tennessee#59361 in 6,027
Pennsylvania#64091 in 7,339
New Jersey#65471 in 6,776
Texas#659241 in 6,860
Louisiana#71251 in 5,466
North Carolina#71571 in 7,031
Florida#775111 in 7,894
Georgia#80871 in 7,686
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Elliot
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 1 spot since 2024 (#150 → #151)
  • 13 spots since 2020 (#164 → #151)
  • 57 spots since 2015 (#208 → #151)
  • Biggest jump: 397 spots in 1913 (#1,174 → #777)
  • Biggest drop: 467 spots in 1906 (#786 → #1,253)
Rise & fade · boys
142 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2022 at #150 (2,532 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 130 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 130 yrs · run 1913–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 690
  • Highest: 1 in 690 boys born in 2022 were named Elliot (0.15%)
  • Latest: 1 in 707 boys born in 2025 (0.14%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 31.3% of all boys named Elliot (18,363) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s26#745 (1880)#827
1890s62#548 (1899)#772
1900s62#786 (1905)#970
1910s453#695 (1919)#819
1920s837#585 (1924)#717
1930s801#587 (1933)#678
1940s1,641#416 (1948)#504
1950s1,606#467 (1951)#587
1960s1,482#574 (1961)#634
1970s1,944#549 (1974)#592
1980s4,472#315 (1989)#414
1990s5,268#369 (1990)#433
2000s7,449#297 (2009)#391
2010s18,363#161 (2017)#215
2020s14,126#150 (2022)#159

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Elliot in 1999

girls
#8,805
10 births · 1 in 177,382 girls
boys
#502
429 births · 1 in 4,476 boys

Top girls' names in 1999

  1. #1Emily26,542
  2. #2Hannah21,679
  3. #3Alexis19,237
  4. #4Sarah19,119
  5. #5Samantha19,044
  6. #6Ashley18,136
  7. #7Madison18,054
  8. #8Taylor16,906
  9. #9Jessica16,350
  10. #10Elizabeth15,350
  11. #8,805Elliot10

Top boys' names in 1999

  1. #1Jacob35,371
  2. #2Michael33,915
  3. #3Matthew30,418
  4. #4Joshua27,265
  5. #5Nicholas25,639
  6. #6Christopher25,604
  7. #7Andrew23,866
  8. #8Joseph23,220
  9. #9Daniel22,704
  10. #10Tyler22,669
  11. #502Elliot429
More about 1999

girls

1,773,823 girls got a published name in 1999; 1 in 177,382 of them was named Elliot, which outranked 48.0% of the 16,947 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elliot
  1. #8,223Zuleika11
  2. #8,223Zury11
  3. #8,223Zyaira11
  4. #8,805Elliot10
  5. #8,805Abbigal10
  6. #8,805Abigayl10
  7. #8,805Abreanna10
  8. #9,479Aaniyah9
  9. #9,479Aarion9
  10. #9,479Aarthi9

Tied with 673 names at #8,805; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,407Citlalli#2,338 → #931
  2. ↑ 1,329Noelia#2,048 → #719
  3. ↑ 1,060Amaya#1,458 → #398
  4. ↑ 864Kyara#1,789 → #925
  5. ↑ 604Journey#1,557 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 579Erykah#779 → #1,358
  2. ↓ 417Tea#747 → #1,164
  3. ↓ 415Tasia#800 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 406Monika#930 → #1,336
  5. ↓ 357Chase#952 → #1,309

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 4,476 of them was named Elliot, which outranked 95.7% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elliot
  1. #499Maximilian435
  2. #500Mohamed432
  3. #501Julius431
  4. #502Elliot429
  5. #503Ulises427
  6. #504Mohammad426
  7. #505Ariel422
Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,239Trajan#2,235 → #996
  2. ↑ 669Tyreese#1,558 → #889
  3. ↑ 595Latrell#1,231 → #636
  4. ↑ 420Zion#694 → #274
  5. ↑ 414Xander#1,338 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 381Jaret#555 → #936
  2. ↓ 362Kordell#841 → #1,203
  3. ↓ 313Juwan#524 → #837
  4. ↓ 296Jarett#743 → #1,039
  5. ↓ 288Christion#989 → #1,277

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1999 →