Elliott

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 11% girls / 89% 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

Elliott first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2019 with 2,451 babies (rank #161 that year). In 2024 it was given to 2,219 boys (rank #163). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Elliott

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

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.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.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

67,925

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

2,451

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Elliott

Elliott Gouldfilm actor · b. 1938
Elliott Smithguitarist · b. 1969
Elliott Erwittfilm director · b. 1928
Elliott Cartermusic educator · b. 1908

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	21	#375
1881	22	#351
1882	21	#392
1883	26	#325
1884	22	#377
1885	13	#525
1886	22	#371
1887	13	#497
1888	26	#362
1889	11	#597
1890	24	#360
1891	21	#378
1892	29	#349
1893	17	#453
1894	21	#412
1895	31	#332
1896	25	#389
1897	23	#395
1898	32	#341
1899	18	#442
1900	33	#386
1901	17	#476
1902	29	#370
1903	28	#362
1904	27	#402
1905	32	#365
1906	25	#444
1907	22	#497
1908	46	#332
1909	46	#345
1910	44	#397
1911	56	#374
1912	85	#425
1913	111	#411
1914	129	#423
1915	172	#411
1916	158	#443
1917	152	#461
1918	151	#485
1919	171	#448
1920	180	#453
1921	233	#399
1922	205	#418
1923	185	#450
1924	194	#439
1925	189	#437
1926	209	#419
1927	206	#421
1928	169	#469
1929	177	#447
1930	177	#443
1931	148	#464
1932	148	#473
1933	196	#389
1934	200	#387
1935	191	#396
1936	154	#454
1937	154	#453
1938	175	#433
1939	197	#408
1940	197	#411
1941	193	#421
1942	252	#384
1943	235	#402
1944	215	#410
1945	310	#340
1946	272	#394
1947	349	#370
1948	343	#366
1949	292	#392
1950	250	#425
1951	259	#423
1952	237	#459
1953	250	#452
1954	258	#450
1955	222	#495
1956	251	#479
1957	218	#523
1958	202	#542
1959	235	#512
1960	275	#477
1961	311	#457
1962	260	#492
1963	255	#503
1964	215	#534
1965	255	#484
1966	229	#500
1967	197	#529
1968	213	#520
1969	232	#511
1970	236	#526
1971	262	#503
1972	200	#567
1973	232	#513
1974	217	#544
1975	214	#550
1976	227	#536
1977	270	#496
1978	233	#542
1979	296	#480
1980	333	#462
1981	293	#487
1982	468	#372
1983	583	#325
1984	529	#349
1985	461	#389
1986	453	#398
1987	444	#414
1988	531	#377
1989	669	#343
1990	672	#358
1991	571	#398
1992	576	#399
1993	585	#397
1994	478	#461
1995	433	#495
1996	417	#501
1997	404	#508
1998	430	#500
1999	382	#538
2000	405	#539
2001	391	#548
2002	417	#537
2003	477	#511
2004	566	#458
2005	658	#413
2006	773	#387
2007	793	#383
2008	795	#385
2009	895	#349
2010	1,014	#315
2011	1,068	#305
2012	1,265	#277
2013	1,480	#244
2014	1,595	#233
2015	1,875	#212
2016	2,094	#192
2017	2,438	#160
2018	2,308	#168
2019	2,451	#161
2020	2,364	#158
2021	2,277	#169
2022	2,230	#168
2023	2,162	#168
2024	2,219	#163