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Elliot

Say it EL-ee-ut 3 syllables

Hebrew · from Elliott, “my God is Yahweh”

Common across England and Wales, three Nordic countries, Ontario, and 5 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 15 more places.

1 in 317 boys born in Scotland in 2025. Number 85 there.

Elliot in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 0, common in 10, rare in 18.
Elliot in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales94 (down)20255441 in 500832020
Scotland85 (up)2025621 in 317992020
Northern Ireland175 (up)2025121 in 6901932020
Ireland170 (down)2025291 in 8181572020
North America
Ontario (province)99 (up)2024121about 1 in 4951202019
Quebec (province)29 (down)2025218about 1 in 133242020
British Columbia (province)128 (up)202327about 1 in 4821492018
Nova Scotia (province)Not in the published top 212025Not listed2020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)Not in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
Victoria (state)99 (new in the list)202577Not listed2020
Queensland (state)99 (new in the list)202561Not listed2020
South Australia (state)50 (up)202532682020
New ZealandNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
Western Europe
France241 (down)20252251 in 1,3452102020
Netherlands570 (up)202524about 1 in 2,7726162020
Central Europe
Austria326 (up)2025171 in 2,2396022020
Switzerland280 (up)2025281 in 1,2863222020
Berlin (city)316 (up)202310about 1 in 1,5514222018
Munich (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Cologne (city)325 (up)20233about 1 in 2,1264902018
Bonn (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Leipzig (city)389 (down)20251about 1 in 2,8762832020
Rostock (city)Rare: below the complete list20252122020
Nordic countries
Norway84 (up)2025781 in 298982020
Sweden34 (down)2025283about 1 in 152242020
Denmark13 (up)2025388162020
FinlandNot in the published top 502025No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
SpainNot in the published top 1002024Not listed2019
Catalonia (region)426 (down)202571 in 2,9582842020
Italy598 (new in the list)2024161 in 11,835Not listed2019
Central and Eastern Europe
Poland581 (new in the list)202531 in 42,135Not listed2020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
SloveniaRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
EstoniaNot in the published top 272025Not listed2020
Moscow (city)Not in the published top 612025Not listed2020
CroatiaNot in the published top 502025No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025Not listed2020
IsraelRare: below the complete list2024Not listed2019
Latin America
ArgentinaNot in the published top 202024Not listed2019

Germany publishes no national list; the German rows are city registers. About: the publisher leaves out its smallest names, so the share is approximate. ▲ and ▼ compare the rank with five years earlier. Not listed five years earlier: not in that year’s list. No list: the place published no list that year. How these figures are computed.

About the name

From the English Elliott comes Elliot, and its meaning comes through that form: 'my God is Yahweh'. That links it to the Hebrew tradition behind Elijah and Elias.

2 more paragraphs

It is usually said EL-ee-ut, with a light, gentle rhythm. Spellings vary more than for most names: Elliott, Eliott, Eliot and Elliotte are all in use.

Elliot has an unusual spread. It is well liked in Denmark and Sweden and holds a place in Norway, while in English-speaking lists it does best in Quebec, followed by South Australia and Scotland. French records show it arriving in the 1980s and peaking in the mid-2010s, and it is rising in slightly more places than it is falling.

Meaning, origin and how to say it

Say it
EL-ee-ut · 3 syllables · Stress on beat 1 of 3.
Meaning
from Elliott, “my God is Yahweh”
Origin
Hebrew
Related names
Elliott, Eliott, Eliot, Elliotte
Where Elliot comes from (Wiktionary)

From English Elliott.

Shortened from the Wiktionary entry for Elliot. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Elliot over time

Rising in 4 of the 17 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 2. Peak in France: 2016.

Rank in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

Elliot in England and Wales: #70 in 1996, a peak of #61 in 1997, and #94 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300200020052010201520202025Top 101996: #70, 919 boys1997: #61, 1,045 boys1998: #65, 964 boys1999: #67, 857 boys2000: #65, 837 boys2001: #68, 863 boys2002: #76, 775 boys2003: #78, 771 boys2004: #85, 722 boys2005: #82, 797 boys2006: #87, 786 boys2007: #91, 776 boys2008: #82, 821 boys2009: #87, 738 boys2010: #85, 760 boys2011: #85, 755 boys2012: #75, 876 boys2013: #76, 829 boys2014: #83, 780 boys2015: #73, 926 boys2016: #66, 999 boys2017: #69, 921 boys2018: #68, 945 boys2019: #71, 825 boys2020: #83, 693 boys2021: #89, 664 boys2022: #83, 678 boys2023: #94, 568 boys2024: #98, 560 boys2025: #94, 544 boys#70 in 1996peak #61, 1997#94in 2025
Show the numbers
YearRankBoys
199670919
1997611,045
199865964
199967857
200065837
200168863
200276775
200378771
200485722
200582797
200687786
200791776
200882821
200987738
201085760
201185755
201275876
201376829
201483780
201573926
201666999
201769921
201868945
201971825
202083693
202189664
202283678
202394568
202498560
202594544

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in France

Half of the boys named Elliot in France since 1925 were born in or after 2011. Peak: 2016, about 106 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 0 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 0 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 0 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 0 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 0 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 0 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 0 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 0 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 0 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 0 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 0 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 0.7 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 5 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 21 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 35 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 62.5 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 85.3 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 90 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 97.1 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 82.4 per 100,000 boys20202025: 74.3 per 100,000 boys20252015-2019: about 1 in 1,030 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19290
1930–19340
1935–19390
1940–19440
1945–19490
1950–19540
1955–19590
1960–19640
1965–19690
1970–19740
1975–19790
1980–19840.7
1985–19895
1990–199421
1995–199935
2000–200462.5
2005–200985.3
2010–201490
2015–201997.1
2020–202482.4
202574.3

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0). Dark bar: the period holding the median birth year.

Brothers and middle names for Elliot

Brother names

Names that rose and fell with Elliot, from the same generation, with no clashing sounds.

  1. 1 in 64, Austria

  2. 1 in 79, Italy

  3. 1 in 255, Scotland

  4. 1 in 91, Norway

  5. 1 in 289, Ireland

  6. 1 in 230, Northern Ireland

  7. 1 in 204, England and Wales

  8. 1 in 879, Ireland

  9. 1 in 290, England and Wales

  10. 1 in 136, Northern Ireland

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Elliot's 3 syllables and for long, steady use.

  1. 1 in 50, Ireland

  2. 1 in 187, England and Wales

  3. 1 in 61, Northern Ireland

  4. 1 in 118, England and Wales

  5. 1 in 105, Ireland

  6. 1 in 130, Scotland

  7. 1 in 67, England and Wales

  8. 1 in 136, Northern Ireland

Full-name check

Elliot Jack

Syllables 3-1Initials E.J.No sound clashes between the parts.

Sisters for Elliot: Abigail, Naomi, Molly, and 5 more
  1. AbigailRose and fell with Elliot · Same generation as Elliot
  2. NaomiRose and fell with Elliot · Same generation as Elliot
  3. MollyRose and fell with Elliot · Same generation as Elliot
  4. GabriellaRose and fell with Elliot · Same generation as Elliot
  5. ElianaRose and fell with Elliot · Same generation as Elliot · Same initial as Elliot
  6. MayaRose and fell with Elliot · Same generation as Elliot
  7. HannahRose and fell with Elliot · Same generation as Elliot
  8. AliyahRose and fell with Elliot · Same generation as Elliot

Girls' names from the same engine, over the girls' lists of the same publishers.

Moved with Elliot

The boy names whose popularity rose and fell most like Elliot's across every region and decade we hold.

  1. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.

  2. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 15 more places.

  3. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 15 more places.

  4. Common in France, England and Wales, Ontario, and 12 more places.

  5. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 15 more places.

  6. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.

  7. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

  8. Rare in Poland, Israel, Sweden, and 11 more places.

Famous people named Elliot

Elliot Anderson, Elliot Goldenthal, and 6 more

From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article on them. People: Wikidata (CC0). Links go to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists, else English.

Questions about Elliot

How popular is Elliot in South Australia?

Elliot ranked #50 in South Australia in 2025, given to 32 boys.

Is Elliot rising in popularity?

In some places: it is rising in more of them than it is falling. Rising in 4 of the 17 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 2. Rising in: South Australia, Northern Ireland, Austria, and Berlin.

What does Elliot mean?

Elliot comes from Elliott, which means “my God is Yahweh”, according to Wiktionary.

How many syllables does Elliot have?

Elliot has 3 syllables: EL-ee-ut.

Every rank and count on this page comes from an official birth register. How these figures are computed.

Meanings, origins and people: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0).

The 42 birth registers behind these figures

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