Eliott
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.
Meaning & Origin of Eliott
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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The Story of Eliott
Eliott first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1888, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 80 Eliotts were born — ranking #1,949 that year. As of 2026, Eliott ranks #1,977 for baby boys with 79 births, holding steady (+5%). In total, more than 2K Eliotts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Eliott
Eliott is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Eliott's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #1,031. Use the chart and map above to compare Eliott'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 .
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