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Elliott

OriginEnglish diminutive of Elias, Greek
Meaning"Yahweh is God"

About Elliott

While Elliott and Elliot are well-established for boys, parents are now considering both these boy names for girls, too.

Credit the possibility of nickname Ellie, as well as literary associations with writer George Eliot - born Mary Ann Evans.

Elliott is the spelling used by the lead character in the Aubrey Plaza movie My Old Ass.

Pronounced EL-yut.

As of October 2026, Elliott ranked #599 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #463 in 2019.

Editor: Pamela Redmond

Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.

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  • Elliott Anastasia Stephanopoulos (b. 2002)

    daughter of politico George Stephanopoulos and actress Ali Wentworth

  • Odette Elliott Padalecki (b.2017)

    daughter of actors Jared and Genevieve Padalecki.

  • Elliott Puckette

    American artist

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  • Elliot Reid

    character from Scrubs

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