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Eliot

Eliot: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“the Lord is my God”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
EL-ee-ut · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys (93% of all uses)

Variant of Elliot/Elliott, which developed through medieval French forms of Elijah or Elias. The ultimate origin is Hebrew Eliyahu.

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How popular is Eliot?

202443.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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Babies named Eliot in 2024144

2024 rank#1,369 boys

Peak year2012

Total US babies since 18808,313

Eliot has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Eliot

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • Alijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • EliaYahweh is my God · Italian
  • Ellisonson of Ellis · English
  • Ilyasthe Lord is my God · Arabic
  • Eliyahumy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • Elliottethe Lord is my God · French
  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew

Eliot questions

What does the name Eliot mean?

Eliot means "the Lord is my God". It comes from Hebrew. Variant of Elliot/Elliott, which developed through medieval French forms of Elijah or Elias. The ultimate origin is Hebrew Eliyahu.

Is Eliot a boy or girl name?

Eliot is mainly a boy's name in US records (93% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Eliot?

144 US babies were named Eliot in 2024. Its peak year was 2012.

How do you pronounce Eliot?

Eliot is usually pronounced EL-ee-ut.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.