Eliot
From an English surname that developed out of a medieval pet form of Elias, the Greek rendering of the Hebrew Elijah, meaning my God is Yahweh.
Eliot in 2025
Eliot was given to 149 babies in the United States in 2025 — 130 boys and 19 girls, making it the 2,708th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 22,251 babies born.
The history of Eliot
Eliot reached its highest point in 2012, when 239 babies were given the name, ranking 1,916th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,856th, in 1983.
Across the 121 years of records since 1905, 8,465 babies have been named Eliot. Half of them were born before 2002, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Eliot by decade
| Decade | Babies named Eliot | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 20 | 2,062 |
| 1910s | 141 | 2,659 |
| 1920s | 188 | 3,229 |
| 1930s | 141 | 2,982 |
| 1940s | 285 | 2,142 |
| 1950s | 528 | 2,066 |
| 1960s | 581 | 1,883 |
| 1970s | 504 | 2,477 |
| 1980s | 759 | 1,856 |
| 1990s | 843 | 2,684 |
| 2000s | 1,409 | 2,260 |
| 2010s | 2,131 | 1,916 |
| 2020s | 935 | 2,368 |
Where Eliot is heading
Eliot has fallen 26% over the past decade, from 202 babies in 2015 to 149 in 2025.
Names like Eliot
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Eliot.