Eliot
Elliot is a personal name that can serve as either a surname or a given name. Although the given name has historically been given to males, females have increasingly been given the name as well in the United States.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Eliot
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elliot is a personal name that can serve as either a surname or a given name. Although the given name has historically been given to males, females have increasingly been given the name as well in the United States.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Eliot
As a girl name
American parents first put Eliot on the record books as a girl name in 1987, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 36 Eliots were born — ranking #4,001 that year. About 51% of every Eliot on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Eliot last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 554 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Eliot on the record books as a boy name in 1905, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 216 Eliots were born — ranking #942 that year. About 23% of every Eliot on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Eliot ranks #1,411 for boys with 132 births, falling sharply (-17%). All told, over 8K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Eliot
Eliot is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1905 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Eliot's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #799. Use the chart and map above to compare Eliot's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.