Eliot
13% girls · 87% boys
About Eliot
Sleekened spelling.
Eliot for girls#6182 US
Eliot is the sleekest spelling of the original, very occasionally used for girls, perhaps to honor novelist George Eliot.
Pronounced EL-yut.
As of October 2026, Eliot ranked #1403 for boys and #6182 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #800 for boys in 1960 and #4022 for girls in 2018.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,043 | 192 | #4,574 | 31 |
| 2015 | #1,101 | 176 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,173 | 163 | #4,893 | 28 |
| 2017 | #1,113 | 173 | #4,423 | 32 |
| 2018 | #1,080 | 183 | #4,022 | 36 |
| 2019 | #1,195 | 160 | #4,944 | 27 |
| 2020 | #1,233 | 152 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,255 | 152 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,330 | 141 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,360 | 138 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,369 | 137 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,403 | 130 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Eliot for boys
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pseudonym of English female novelist Mary Ann Evans
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Eliot in pop culture
- Eliot RosewaterBoy
main character in Kurt Vonnegut's "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater"
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a character on TV's "Leverage"
- Eliot CobaltBoy
character in the Addicted Series
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character in TV's 'The Magicians'
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a character in “edgar allan poes murder mystery dinner party”
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female doctor on "Scrubs"