Eliot
13% girls · 87% boys
About Eliot
Eliot is the sleekest spelling of the original, very occasionally used for girls, perhaps to honor novelist George Eliot.
Eliot for boys#1403 US
Sleekened spelling.
Pronounced EL-yut.
As of November 2026, Eliot ranked #6182 for girls and #1403 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4022 for girls in 2018 and #800 for boys in 1960.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,574 | 31 | #1,043 | 192 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #1,101 | 176 |
| 2016 | #4,893 | 28 | #1,173 | 163 |
| 2017 | #4,423 | 32 | #1,113 | 173 |
| 2018 | #4,022 | 36 | #1,080 | 183 |
| 2019 | #4,944 | 27 | #1,195 | 160 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #1,233 | 152 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #1,255 | 152 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #1,330 | 141 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #1,360 | 138 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #1,369 | 137 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #1,403 | 130 |
World rankings
Eliot for boys
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- Eliot Paulina SumnerGirl
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- Eliot NessBoy
American Prohibition agent of "The Untouchables"
- Eliot Laurence SpitzerBoy
American politician; former Governor of New York
- Eliot Lance EngelBoy
U.S. Congressman from New York
- Solomon Eliot AschBoy
Polish/American Gestalt psychologist
- T. S. EliotBoy
American poet
- George EliotBoy
pseudonym of English female novelist Mary Ann Evans
Eliot in pop culture
- EliotGirl
female doctor on "Scrubs"
- Eliot RosewaterBoy
main character in Kurt Vonnegut's "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater"
- Eliot SpencerBoy
a character on TV's "Leverage"
- Eliot CobaltBoy
character in the Addicted Series
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character in TV's 'The Magicians'
- george eliotBoy
a character in “edgar allan poes murder mystery dinner party”