Is Eliot a boy or girl name?
Eliot is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 7 girls and 137 boys were named Eliot, so 4.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 6.7% of the 8,313 US babies named Eliot were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,369
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,493
- Babies named Eliot since 1905
- 8,313
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 239 babies
Boys and girls named Eliot, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 141 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 188 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 141 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 285 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 528 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 581 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 504 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 754 | 5 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 807 | 36 | 4.3% |
| 2000s | 1,243 | 166 | 11.8% |
| 2010s | 1,847 | 284 | 13.3% |
| 2020s | 720 | 63 | 8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 137 | #1,369 | 7 | #12,493 |
| 2023 | 138 | #1,360 | 7 | #12,501 |
| 2022 | 141 | #1,330 | 6 | #14,066 |
| 2021 | 152 | #1,255 | 18 | #6,472 |
| 2020 | 152 | #1,233 | 25 | #5,056 |
| 2019 | 160 | #1,195 | 27 | #4,944 |
| 2018 | 183 | #1,080 | 36 | #4,022 |
| 2017 | 173 | #1,113 | 32 | #4,423 |
| 2016 | 163 | #1,173 | 28 | #4,893 |
| 2015 | 176 | #1,101 | 26 | #5,168 |
| 2014 | 192 | #1,043 | 31 | #4,574 |
| 2013 | 199 | #995 | 29 | #4,798 |
| 2012 | 216 | #943 | 23 | #5,760 |
| 2011 | 178 | #1,059 | 24 | #5,600 |
| 2010 | 207 | #960 | 28 | #5,012 |
| 2009 | 171 | #1,086 | 23 | #5,950 |
| 2008 | 142 | #1,229 | 22 | #6,196 |
| 2007 | 136 | #1,284 | 20 | #6,639 |
| 2006 | 128 | #1,294 | 17 | #7,244 |
| 2005 | 129 | #1,227 | 22 | #5,652 |
| 2004 | 136 | #1,154 | 24 | #5,256 |
| 2003 | 119 | #1,227 | 18 | #6,389 |
| 2002 | 106 | #1,285 | 15 | #7,165 |
| 2001 | 100 | #1,308 | 5 | #16,072 |
| 2000 | 76 | #1,567 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 92 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 78 | #1,452 | 8 | #10,403 |
| 1997 | 88 | #1,300 | 6 | #12,565 |
| 1996 | 83 | #1,316 | 6 | #12,300 |
| 1995 | 65 | #1,480 | 11 | #7,671 |
| 1994 | 56 | #1,633 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 79 | #1,278 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 90 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 94 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 82 | #1,207 | 5 | #13,608 |
| 1989 | 96 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 68 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 70 | #1,146 | 5 | #11,846 |
| 1986 | 56 | #1,305 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 95 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 82 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 120 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 87 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 34 | #1,706 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 46 | #1,397 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 52 | #1,276 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 61 | #1,124 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 46 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 63 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 61 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 42 | #1,319 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 43 | #1,259 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 30 | #1,572 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 43 | #1,276 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 63 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 42 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 45 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 40 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 45 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 42 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 45 | #1,151 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 66 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 77 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 88 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 91 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 50 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 49 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 43 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 69 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 53 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 58 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 52 | #1,005 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 60 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 44 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 50 | #981 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 46 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 28 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 42 | #1,126 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 32 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 17 | #1,647 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 21 | #1,544 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 43 | #1,028 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 14 | #1,934 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 22 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,589 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,535 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,546 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,699 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 13 | #2,063 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,616 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 21 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 19 | #1,667 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,133 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,493 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 17 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,078 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,066 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,101 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 21 | #1,698 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 18 | #1,915 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 19 | #1,825 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 23 | #1,602 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 23 | #1,598 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 21 | #1,711 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 17 | #1,903 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,186 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 21 | #1,607 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 23 | #1,470 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 16 | #1,811 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 20 | #1,356 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 16 | #1,327 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 8 | #1,932 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,591 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 9 | #859 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Eliot reached #800 in 1960. As a girl name, it reached #4,022 in 2018. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Eliot
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.