Elliott
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Elliott
One of the four perfectly proper spellings of this name ranging from the spare (but poetic) Eliot to the full-blown Elliott. Elliott and Elliot are the two most popular, and they have given to almost the same number of baby boys in recent years.
Elliott for boys#160 US
Elliott has both the "-tt" ending and the 'El' beginning that are so popular among parents today, with popular picks like Everett and Emmett, Beckett and Bennett, Eli, Elijah, and Elias at the top of the charts. This one has the added plus of sounding contemporary, while also having appeared in the US charts every year since the 1880s.
Originally used as a surname, it derived from Elias, ultimately linking it to the Biblical Elijah. Also used for girls in the US, Elliott ranks highly in the UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, and Canada.
Notable bearers of this spelling include the dragon in the classic Disney film, Pete's Dragon and Elliott Taylor (from the movie E.T).
This form currently ranks just behind Elliot, given to 2219 boys compared to 2370, however, when you combine all the spellings together, the name begins to feel like a Top 100 name in the US, ranking similarly to Andrew, Theo, and Everett.
Elliott for girls#599 US
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 #160 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #158 in 2020, Nameberry popularity #219.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #233 | 1,595 | #834 | 332 |
| 2015 | #212 | 1,875 | #672 | 426 |
| 2016 | #192 | 2,094 | #634 | 472 |
| 2017 | #160 | 2,438 | #532 | 582 |
| 2018 | #168 | 2,308 | #538 | 584 |
| 2019 | #161 | 2,451 | #463 | 673 |
| 2020 | #158 | 2,364 | #486 | 631 |
| 2021 | #169 | 2,277 | #557 | 550 |
| 2022 | #168 | 2,230 | #625 | 472 |
| 2023 | #168 | 2,162 | #663 | 444 |
| 2024 | #163 | 2,219 | #612 | 487 |
| 2025 | #160 | 2,287 | #599 | 489 |
World rankings
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- Elliott De Niro (b. 1998)Boy
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- Max Elliott SladeBoy
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- Elliott Anastasia Stephanopoulos (b. 2002)Girl
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- Odette Elliott Padalecki (b.2017)Girl
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- Elliott PucketteGirl
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Elliott in pop culture
- Elliott TaylorBoy
boy in film "E.T. the Extra,Terrestrial"
- Elliott RollinsBoy
character on TV's Pretty Little Liars
- ElliottBoy
son of Robbie in the film "A Boy Called Dad"
- ElliottBoy
character in the film Flight of the Phoenix
- ElliottBoy
the dragon in the Disney's "Pete's Dragon"
- Elliott TempletonBoy
character in "The Razor's Edge" by W. Somerset Maugham
- Elliott GilbertBoy
character in FOX's 'Glee'
- Elliott BroodBoy
a Canadian alt,country band.
- ElliottBoy
character in the video game "Stardew Valley"
- Elliot ReidGirl
character from Scrubs