Is Elliot a boy or girl name?
Elliot is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 278 girls and 2,370 boys were named Elliot, so 10.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 10.7% of the 62,934 US babies named Elliot were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #150
- Girl rank, 2024
- #944
- Babies named Elliot since 1880
- 62,934
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 2,930 babies
Boys and girls named Elliot, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 62 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 62 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 453 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 837 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 801 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,641 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,606 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,484 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 1,946 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 4,476 | 40 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 5,267 | 109 | 2% |
| 2000s | 7,449 | 897 | 10.7% |
| 2010s | 18,359 | 3,898 | 17.5% |
| 2020s | 11,700 | 1,816 | 13.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,370 | #150 | 278 | #944 |
| 2023 | 2,066 | #178 | 298 | #896 |
| 2022 | 2,532 | #150 | 360 | #787 |
| 2021 | 2,414 | #159 | 369 | #772 |
| 2020 | 2,318 | #164 | 511 | #573 |
| 2019 | 2,251 | #171 | 511 | #593 |
| 2018 | 2,375 | #162 | 471 | #633 |
| 2017 | 2,435 | #161 | 495 | #613 |
| 2016 | 2,242 | #180 | 474 | #632 |
| 2015 | 1,912 | #208 | 450 | #634 |
| 2014 | 1,772 | #216 | 367 | #762 |
| 2013 | 1,503 | #241 | 310 | #845 |
| 2012 | 1,502 | #241 | 310 | #860 |
| 2011 | 1,287 | #272 | 298 | #879 |
| 2010 | 1,080 | #301 | 212 | #1,151 |
| 2009 | 1,111 | #297 | 172 | #1,379 |
| 2008 | 1,004 | #328 | 185 | #1,330 |
| 2007 | 883 | #357 | 153 | #1,511 |
| 2006 | 812 | #369 | 100 | #1,992 |
| 2005 | 750 | #386 | 100 | #1,928 |
| 2004 | 666 | #396 | 82 | #2,181 |
| 2003 | 612 | #421 | 49 | #3,056 |
| 2002 | 569 | #437 | 29 | #4,307 |
| 2001 | 539 | #450 | 11 | #8,937 |
| 2000 | 503 | #468 | 16 | #6,584 |
| 1999 | 429 | #502 | 10 | #8,992 |
| 1998 | 482 | #467 | 10 | #8,792 |
| 1997 | 464 | #469 | 15 | #6,261 |
| 1996 | 458 | #478 | 11 | #7,746 |
| 1995 | 521 | #437 | 13 | #6,762 |
| 1994 | 524 | #435 | 8 | #9,846 |
| 1993 | 587 | #392 | 12 | #7,158 |
| 1992 | 562 | #404 | 13 | #6,761 |
| 1991 | 608 | #375 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1990 | 632 | #369 | 8 | #9,526 |
| 1989 | 759 | #316 | 7 | #10,007 |
| 1988 | 498 | #400 | 12 | #6,387 |
| 1987 | 416 | #431 | 9 | #7,546 |
| 1986 | 388 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 456 | #396 | 5 | #11,152 |
| 1984 | 452 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 563 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 403 | #416 | 7 | #8,486 |
| 1981 | 268 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 273 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 243 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 217 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 204 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 216 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 213 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 213 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 179 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 153 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 161 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 147 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 155 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 137 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 135 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 124 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 163 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 131 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 137 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 157 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 189 | #575 | 5 | #6,844 |
| 1960 | 156 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 119 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 136 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 142 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 142 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 138 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 161 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 153 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 209 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 212 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 194 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 195 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 260 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 229 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 190 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 157 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 127 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 147 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 130 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 117 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 89 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 89 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 82 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 89 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 81 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 63 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 79 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 98 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 81 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 65 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 74 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 61 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 81 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 95 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 90 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 77 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 118 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 89 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 64 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 85 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 77 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 80 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 68 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 54 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 62 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 50 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 52 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 37 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 16 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 17 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 17 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,294 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 10 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 9 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 7 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 9 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 13 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 12 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,144 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 7 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 10 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 8 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 8 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 7 | #768 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Elliot reached #150 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #573 in 2020. 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 Elliot
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.