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Eliot

Boy

Meaning of Eliot: Hebrew: 'the Lord is my God'

Eliot is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1308th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1517th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1308

149 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1517

17 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

8,465

First recorded 1905 · peak 2012

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 34 babies1982: 87 babies1983: 120 babies1984: 82 babies1985: 95 babies1986: 56 babies1987: 75 babies1988: 68 babies1989: 96 babies1990: 87 babies19901991: 94 babies1992: 90 babies1993: 79 babies1994: 56 babies1995: 76 babies1996: 89 babies1997: 94 babies1998: 86 babies1999: 92 babies2000: 76 babies20002001: 105 babies2002: 121 babies2003: 137 babies2004: 160 babies2005: 151 babies2006: 145 babies2007: 156 babies2008: 164 babies2009: 194 babies2010: 235 babies20102011: 202 babies2012: 239 babies2013: 228 babies2014: 223 babies2015: 202 babies2016: 191 babies2017: 205 babies2018: 219 babies2019: 187 babies2020: 177 babies20202021: 170 babies2022: 148 babies2023: 145 babies2024: 146 babies2025: 149 babies
US babies named Eliot per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 239.

Gender split

93% boys · 7% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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