Elliott

#599 for girls in 2025, 489 births · #160 for boys in 2025, 2,287 births
Given to boys 88.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
2020 · 2,365 births
Debut · boys
21 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
62,551
since 1880

Elliott over time

girlsboys

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #463, 2019girlsboysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#599489#1602,287
2024#612488#1622,224
2023#659446#1672,164
2022#625472#1682,233
2021#557550#1692,278
2020#486631#1582,365
2019#463673#1612,453
2018#538584#1682,308
2017#532582#1602,438
2016#634472#1922,094
2015#672426#2121,875
2014#831333#2331,595
2013#902283#2441,480
2012#1,065236#2771,266
2011#1,189202#3051,069
2010#1,269188#3151,014
2009#1,383171#349895
2008#1,573145#385795
2007#1,829116#383793
2006#2,26784#387773
2005#2,01493#413658
2004#2,58964#457566
2003#2,57762#510477
2002#4,07131#537417
2001#5,82219#548391
2000#8,02712#539405
1999#5,66118#538382
1998#4,95521#500430
1997#5,01020#507404
1996#7,13012#500417
1995#6,64113#495433
1994#5,98415#460478
1993#5,95515#396585
1992#6,31414#399576
1991#7,98710#398571
1990#6,46513#358672
1989#6,53112#343669
1988#6,66611#377531
1987#5,07415#414444
1986—#397453
1985#6,03111#389461
1984#9,1446#349528
1983#6,21210#325582
1982#8,2247#371468
1981#10,4115#487293
1980#10,3925#462333
1979#6,6969#480296
1978#8,5626#542233
1977#9,6525#495270
1976—#536227
1975—#550214
1974—#544217
1973#6,0808#513232
1972—#567200
1971#8,3245#503262
1970—#526236
1969—#511232
1968—#520213
1967—#529197
1966—#499229
1965—#484255
1964—#533215
1963#6,5925#502255
1962—#492260
1961—#457311
1960—#477275
1959—#510235
1958—#542202
1957#6,0865#522218
1956—#478252
1955—#496221
1954—#450258
1953—#452250
1952—#458237
1951—#422259
1950—#424250
1949—#392292
1948—#366343
1947—#370349
1946#4,4176#394272
1945—#339310
1944—#410215
1943—#402235
1942—#384252
1941—#421193
1940—#411197
1939—#407197
1938—#433175
1937#4,2555#453154
1936—#454154
1935—#395191
1934—#386200
1933—#389196
1932—#473148
1931—#463148
1930—#441177
1929—#447177
1928—#468169
1927—#421206
1926—#418209
1925#4,9735#437189
1924—#439194
1923—#449185
1922—#418205
1921#4,4646#398233
1920#4,9755#450180
1919—#448171
1918#3,8697#485151
1917#4,0836#460152
1916—#443158
1915—#410172
1914—#422129
1913—#409111
1912—#42485
1911—#37256
1910—#39644
1909—#34446
1908—#33046
1907—#49522
1906—#44325
1905—#36532
1904—#40127
1903—#36028
1902—#36729
1901—#46617
1900—#38533
1899—#43818
1898—#33932
1897—#39223
1896—#38825
1895—#32931
1894—#41221
1893—#44817
1892—#34829
1891—#37721
1890—#35824
1889—#58111
1888—#35926
1887—#48813
1886—#36922
1885—#52113
1884—#37522
1883—#32426
1882—#38921
1881—#34822
1880—#37321
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Elliott was already there! It came in at #373, and was given to 21 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1889, when fewer than 12 boys a year got the name.

Where Elliott is popular in 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedMNIllinois: #365 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 7,133 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedWIMichigan: #433 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 11,109 boysMINew York: #206 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 2,433 boysNYMassachusetts: #234 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,937 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedIAIndiana: #393 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,986 boysINOhio: #483 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 15,134 boysOHPennsylvania: #318 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 7,226 boysPANew Jersey: #243 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,601 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #518 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 11,094 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedWVVirginia: #334 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,113 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #261 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,594 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #191 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,640 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #319 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,951 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedALGeorgia: #370 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,826 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedHITexas: #743 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 12,979 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Elliott, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#191 · 1 in 1,640
  2. New York#206 · 1 in 2,433
  3. Massachusetts#234 · 1 in 5,937
  4. New Jersey#243 · 1 in 4,601
  5. South Carolina#261 · 1 in 2,594

Best ever in a state: #33 in Vermont, 2017.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#19181 in 1,640
New York#206621 in 2,433
Massachusetts#23481 in 5,937
New Jersey#243101 in 4,601
South Carolina#261111 in 2,594
Pennsylvania#318151 in 7,226
Louisiana#319121 in 2,951
Virginia#33491 in 4,113
Illinois#365131 in 7,133
Georgia#37091 in 4,826
Indiana#39351 in 8,986
Michigan#43371 in 11,109
Ohio#48361 in 15,134
California#518111 in 11,094
Texas#74381 in 12,979
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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 Elliott
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 2 spots since 2024 (#162 → #160)
  • 2 spots since 2020 (#158 → #160)
  • 52 spots since 2015 (#212 → #160)
  • Biggest jump: 223 spots in 1890 (#581 → #358)
  • Biggest drop: 222 spots in 1889 (#359 → #581)
Rise & fade · boys
140 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2020 at #158 (2,365 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 730
  • Highest: 1 in 730 boys born in 2020 were named Elliott (0.14%)
  • Latest: 1 in 747 boys born in 2025 (0.13%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 28.1% of all boys named Elliott (17,592) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s197#324 (1883)#413
1890s241#329 (1895)#383
1900s305#330 (1908)#396
1910s1,229#372 (1911)#427
1920s1,947#398 (1921)#435
1930s1,740#386 (1934)#429
1940s2,658#339 (1945)#389
1950s2,382#422 (1951)#475
1960s2,442#457 (1961)#500
1970s2,387#480 (1979)#526
1980s4,762#325 (1983)#391
1990s4,948#358 (1990)#455
2000s6,170#349 (2009)#451
2010s17,592#160 (2017)#227
2020s13,551#158 (2020)#164

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.

Elliott in 1950

boys
#424
250 births · 1 in 7,161 boys

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #424Elliott250
More about 1950

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 7,161 of them was named Elliott, which outranked 89.9% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elliott
  1. #421Burton252
  2. #421Sterling252
  3. #423Billie251
  4. #424Elliott250
  5. #424Donn250
  6. #426Dannie248
  7. #426Sanford248
  8. #428Norris244

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →