The first name Elliott

In 2025, 418 boys were named Elliott, making it the 121st most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2015, with 938 births (#71).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Elliott with other names.

In 2025, 2,287 boys born in the United States were named Elliott, the 160th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2019, when 2,453 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Elliott Gould
  American actor (born 1938)
• Elliott Smith
  American musician (1969–2003)
• Elliott Carter
  American composer (1908-2012)
• Elliott Erwitt
  French-born American advertising and documentary photographer (1928-2023)
• Elliott Coues
  American ornithologist (1842–1899)
• Elliott Nugent
  American actor, playwright, writer, and film director (1896-1980)
• Elliott Bennett
  English association football player, born 1988
• Elliott H. Lieb
  American mathematical physicist and professor of mathematics and physics at Princeton Univ, born 1932
• Elliott Reid
  American film and television actor (1920-2013)
• Elliott Dexter
  American actor (1970–1941)
• Elliott Murphy
  American singer-songwriter, born 1949
• Elliott Ward
  English footballer (born 1985)

• John
• James
• Joseph
• David
• Noah
• Michael
• Jacob
• Daniel
• Samuel
• Joshua
• Benjamin
• Ethan
• Isaac
• Adam
• Matthew
• Elijah

All 346 names of Hebrew origin

What does the name Elliott mean?

Elliott means “my god is yahweh” in Hebrew.

What is the origin of the name Elliott?

English surname derived from a Middle English diminutive of Elie, Old French form of Elias or Elijah, meaning "my God is Yahweh". As a Scottish surname it may also represent Gaelic Elloch from a word meaning a dam or bank.

How popular is the name Elliott?

In 2025, 418 boys born in England and Wales were named Elliott, ranking 121st. Its peak was 2015, with 938 births.

Is Elliott a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 70,719 US babies named Elliott since 1880, 12% were girls and 88% boys.

When was Elliott most popular?

2019 in the United States, when 2,453 babies were named Elliott, its highest rank at 161st.

How do you pronounce Elliott?

Elliott is /ˈɛliːət/, 3 syllables.

What are other spellings of Elliott?

Eliot, Elliot and Eliott.

Is Elliott also a surname?

Yes. Elliott is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.