boy's name
Elliott
EL-ee-ət
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 97,972
the United States
#160
2025 births
Elliott is a name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Lord is my God." It is the double-t spelling of Elliot, descending from Elijah through the medieval English Elias, and is used for both boys and girls.
- Elliott is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 2019, when 3,126 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 1,194 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Elliott over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 197 |
| 1890s | 241 |
| 1900s | 305 |
| 1910s | 1,242 |
| 1920s | 1,963 |
| 1930s | 1,745 |
| 1940s | 2,664 |
| 1950s | 2,387 |
| 1960s | 2,447 |
| 1970s | 2,420 |
| 1980s | 4,844 |
| 1990s | 5,099 |
| 2000s | 6,967 |
| 2010s | 21,571 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 16,627 |
What Elliott means
Elliott means the Lord is my God, inherited from Elijah. The Hebrew Eliyahu is a declaration of allegiance rather than a description, made when the question of which god one served was live.
Where Elliott comes from
Elliott descends from the medieval English Elias, the Greek form of the Hebrew Eliyahu — eli, my God, and yahu, the divine name. English speakers formed a diminutive, added a t, and the result became a hereditary surname, prominent among the reiver families of the Scottish Borders. The doubled letters are the point of difference: Elliot, Elliott, Eliot and Elyot all coexist, and Border tradition holds that branches of the family were distinguished by how many letters they doubled. T. S. Eliot used the single-t form as a surname.
Elliott in use
Our data records Elliott for both sexes and shows it peaking in 2019 and still rising, at 121 in England and Wales. It first appears in our records in 1880. Elliot, the single-t spelling, sits at 95 — so the two spellings are separated by only a few dozen places and together outrank either.
How popular is Elliott?
In 2025, Elliott was given to 2,776 babies in the United States, ranking #160 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Elliott is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Elliott is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Élliott | Élliott is a rare spelling of Elliott, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Elliott
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Elliott also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elliott over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Elliott
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Elliott in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Elliott
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elliott — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elliott
What does the name Elliott mean?
Elliott means "the Lord is my God," from the Hebrew Eliyahu by way of Elias.
Is it Elliott or Elliot?
Both, along with Eliot and Elyot. Scottish Border families are said to have distinguished branches by the doubled letters.
Which spelling is more popular?
In England and Wales, Elliot at 95 is slightly ahead of Elliott at 121 — the two are close.
Is Elliott a girl's or a boy's name?
Elliott is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Elliott?
Elliott has 3 syllables.
What are the nicknames for Elliott?
Elliott is usually shortened to Eli and El.
Is Elliott a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elliott currently ranks #121 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.