Elliot is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Elliot means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Elliot across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Elliot has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Elliot is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “the Lord is my God”. A surname derived from a medieval form of Elijah.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 65,600 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 23,504 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 1,851 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 209 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 848 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 103 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Elliot per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2017 (2,932/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1997 (1,045/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2016 (76/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2015 (53/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2017 (17/yr).
Elliot has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2017, when it ranked #251 nationally (given to 4,010 babies that year).
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