Eliot

Primarily a boy's name · 93% boys

Meaning

Elliot is a personal name that can serve as either a surname or a given name. Although the given name has historically been given to males, females have increasingly been given the name as well in the United States.

From Wikipedia

Eliot first appears in the data in 1905 and has been recorded in 117 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 216 babies (rank #943 that year). In 2024 it was given to 137 boys (rank #1,369). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Eliot

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Eliot yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

8,313

Total babies (all years)

117

Years in the data

216

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Eliot

Eliot Spitzerprosecutor · b. 1959
Eliot Vassamilletsinger · b. 2000
Eliot Engelpolitician · b. 1947

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1905	9	#859
1908	6	#1,261
1909	5	#1,519
1911	6	#1,591
1912	8	#1,932
1913	16	#1,327
1914	20	#1,356
1915	16	#1,811
1916	23	#1,470
1917	21	#1,607
1918	14	#2,186
1919	17	#1,903
1920	21	#1,711
1921	23	#1,598
1922	23	#1,602
1923	19	#1,825
1924	18	#1,915
1925	21	#1,698
1926	15	#2,101
1927	16	#2,066
1928	15	#2,078
1929	17	#1,876
1930	11	#2,493
1931	13	#2,133
1932	19	#1,667
1933	21	#1,512
1934	9	#2,616
1935	13	#2,063
1936	8	#2,699
1937	9	#2,546
1938	20	#1,535
1939	18	#1,589
1940	22	#1,444
1941	14	#1,934
1942	43	#1,028
1943	21	#1,544
1944	20	#1,545
1945	17	#1,647
1946	32	#1,244
1947	42	#1,126
1948	28	#1,386
1949	46	#1,034
1950	50	#981
1951	44	#1,087
1952	60	#916
1953	52	#1,005
1954	58	#979
1955	53	#1,037
1956	69	#900
1957	43	#1,189
1958	49	#1,094
1959	50	#1,092
1960	91	#800
1961	88	#814
1962	77	#862
1963	66	#920
1964	45	#1,151
1965	42	#1,170
1966	45	#1,103
1967	40	#1,186
1968	45	#1,121
1969	42	#1,226
1970	63	#1,027
1971	43	#1,276
1972	30	#1,572
1973	43	#1,259
1974	42	#1,319
1975	61	#1,072
1976	63	#1,051
1977	46	#1,344
1978	61	#1,124
1979	52	#1,276
1980	46	#1,397
1981	34	#1,706
1982	87	#966
1983	120	#801
1984	82	#985
1985	95	#935
1986	56	#1,305
1987	70	#1,146
1988	68	#1,243
1989	96	#1,067
1990	82	#1,207
1991	94	#1,134
1992	90	#1,167
1993	79	#1,278
1994	56	#1,633
1995	65	#1,480
1996	83	#1,316
1997	88	#1,300
1998	78	#1,452
1999	92	#1,312
2000	76	#1,567
2001	100	#1,308
2002	106	#1,285
2003	119	#1,227
2004	136	#1,154
2005	129	#1,227
2006	128	#1,294
2007	136	#1,284
2008	142	#1,229
2009	171	#1,086
2010	207	#960
2011	178	#1,059
2012	216	#943
2013	199	#995
2014	192	#1,043
2015	176	#1,101
2016	163	#1,173
2017	173	#1,113
2018	183	#1,080
2019	160	#1,195
2020	152	#1,233
2021	152	#1,255
2022	141	#1,330
2023	138	#1,360
2024	137	#1,369