Elliot: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “the Lord is my God”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- EL-ee-uht · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (89% of all uses)
From the medieval surname Elliott/Elliot, ultimately derived from Elijah via forms such as Elias and Ellot. Also used as a given name in English and Scottish usage.
How popular is Elliot?
Babies named Elliot in 20242,648
2024 rank#150 boys
Peak year2022
Total US babies since 188062,934
Elliot is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Elliot
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Elliot questions
What does the name Elliot mean?
Elliot means "the Lord is my God". It comes from English. From the medieval surname Elliott/Elliot, ultimately derived from Elijah via forms such as Elias and Ellot. Also used as a given name in English and Scottish usage.
Is Elliot a boy or girl name?
Elliot is mainly a boy's name in US records (89% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Elliot?
2,648 US babies were named Elliot in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.
How do you pronounce Elliot?
Elliot is usually pronounced EL-ee-uht.
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.