Girl & boy name
Elliot
Elliot holds the #151 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 2,417 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 2022 (#150 nationally, 2,532 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in New Hampshire (#49 there in 2025).
Rankings
Elliot popularity, 1880–2025
Where Elliot is most popular
Uniqueness score
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Elliot in the most recent year of SSA data.
Elliot as a girl name
As of 2025, Elliot ranks #1034 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 241 girls received the name that year. Popularity is fading: #572 five years ago, #1034 now. SSA records for Elliot go back to 1961; the peak came in 2020 at #572, with 511 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Colorado, where it ranks #428 among girl names.