Elliott Boy
How popular is Elliott?
#160 boy name in 2025
2,287 baby boys were named Elliott in the US in 2025, making it the 160th most popular boy name. Another 489 girls got the name (#599 for girls).
Elliott popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #160 for boys (▲ 2 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,287 boys, 489 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+22% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #212 in 2015, #158 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2019 (2,453 boys) |
| Highest rank | #158 in 2020 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 81% boys, 19% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Elliott counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Elliot family of names ranked #71 for boys in 2025 (#76 the year before), with 4,894 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Elliott is most popular
Babies named Elliott per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Maine: 2.8 per 1,000 (55 boys)
- Washington: 2.5 per 1,000 (415 boys)
- South Dakota: 2.5 per 1,000 (47 boys)
- Iowa: 2.5 per 1,000 (172 boys)
- District of Columbia: 2.4 per 1,000 (36 boys)
Elliott by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 197 | #324 |
| 1890s | 241 | #329 |
| 1900s | 305 | #330 |
| 1910s | 1,229 | #372 |
| 1920s | 1,947 | #398 |
| 1930s | 1,740 | #386 |
| 1940s | 2,658 | #339 |
| 1950s | 2,382 | #421 |
| 1960s | 2,442 | #457 |
| 1970s | 2,387 | #480 |
| 1980s | 4,762 | #325 |
| 1990s | 4,948 | #358 |
| 2000s | 6,170 | #349 |
| 2010s | 17,592 | #160 |
| 2020s | 13,551 | #158 |
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Questions
- Is Elliott a boy or girl name?
- Elliott is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 81% of babies named Elliott were boys.
- How popular is the name Elliott?
- 2,287 baby boys were named Elliott in the US in 2025, making it the 160th most popular boy name. Another 489 girls got the name (#599 for girls).
- When was Elliott most popular?
- Elliott peaked in 2019, when 2,453 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #158 in 2020.
- How many people are named Elliott?
- 70,719 babies have been named Elliott in the US since 1880. We estimate about 61,891 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Elliott most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Elliott was most common in Maine, at 2.8 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.