Elliott
- Pronunciation
- [El-li-ott]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Variant Of Elijah My God Is Jehovah.
- Origin
- English
About the Name Elliott
Elliott is the modern English alternate spelling of Elliot (see separate entry on Elliot for the underlying Hebrew Eliyahu/Elias etymology meaning "my God is Yahweh"). The double-T spelling Elliott has historically been more common than the single-T Elliot in British naming, while American naming has used both forms continuously.
The Elliott spelling is associated with several notable bearers. American journalist Elliott Roosevelt (1910–1990, son of FDR), British poet Ebenezer Elliott (the "Corn Law Rhymer," 1781–1849), and contemporary American director Elliott Hostetter all use the double-T form. The fictional Elliott of the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial has been spelled with the double-T in some merchandise.
Elliott's American climb has paralleled Elliot's, but the double-T spelling has its own SSA tracking and currently sits at the US top 100 boys' rank. The two spellings (Elliot and Elliott) collectively account for over 4,500 baby boys per year in peak years, making them one of the more visible name-spelling-variant pairs in modern American naming. The Elliott spelling specifically appeals to parents seeking the slightly more visually traditional or British-leaning form. The name has been used increasingly for both boys and girls. The appeal is layered: literary register (T. S. Eliot, George Eliot's surname, though spelled differently), modern visual presence, three syllables with a distinctive double-L, and tonal versatility across casual and formal registers. Common nicknames Eli, Elie, and the rare Otty each carry distinct registers. International forms include the related Italian Elia, French Elliot (single T), and the original Hebrew family of names.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Elliott
US Popularity History (2000–2025)
Annual US births named Elliott by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2019 with 2,451 boys named Elliott (boy rank #161 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #160 for boys (2,287 US births). That's 1 places above its earlier 2019 peak — the name is more popular now than it has ever been.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Elliott Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Elliott the strongest states are Vermont, Washington, Wyoming.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vermont | #78 | 49 |
| 2 | Washington | #100 | 766 |
| 3 | Wyoming | #104 | 16 |
| 4 | Oregon | #108 | 370 |
| 5 | Ohio | #115 | 1,126 |
| 6 | Indiana | #115 | 691 |
| 7 | District of Columbia | #115 | 86 |
| 8 | Maine | #116 | 111 |
| 9 | Michigan | #121 | 839 |
| 10 | Iowa | #122 | 317 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | #292 | 273 |
| 2 | Hawaii | #258 | 17 |
| 3 | Arizona | #245 | 314 |
| 4 | Mississippi | #243 | 131 |
| 5 | Nevada | #228 | 135 |
| 6 | California | #223 | 1,755 |
| 7 | Utah | #222 | 215 |
| 8 | New Mexico | #220 | 88 |
| 9 | New York | #219 | 856 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | #211 | 281 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Elliott in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eliot | Believes In God | Male | French |
Famous People Named Elliott
2 notable figures from history and culture who share the name Elliott.
- Elliott Carter is a renowned composer whose music incorporates many features from neoclassicism to serialism.
- Elliott Smith — Folk Singer (1969)
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Compare Elliott to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Elliott against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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