Eliot

Meaning: My God is Yahweh
Origin: Variant of Elliott (from Hebrew)

Boy's name · #1403 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Eliot reached its best rank, #800, in 1960 and ranked #1403 in 2025. Roughly 7,900 boys have been named Eliot since 1905.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#42 in Hungary (2025) · #202 in France (2025) · #308 in Switzerland (2025) · #327 in Belgium (2025) · #453 in Poland (2025) · #559 in Sweden (2025) · #589 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,074 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,411 in Austria (2025) · #355 in Canada (2024).

Famous Eliots

Eliot Spitzer — 54th Governor of New York from 2007 to 2008
Eliot Vassamillet — Belgian singer
Eliot Ness — American Prohibition agent (1903–1957)
Eliot Engel — American politician (1947–2026)
Eliot Sumner — British musician

In stories & tradition

Eliot Rosewater — Slaughterhouse-Five (book)
Eliot — Dead or Alive 4 (video game)
Eliot Spencer — Leverage (TV series)

What Eliots become

Among 147 notable people named Eliot:

Entertainers appear 1.84× more often than among typical names — e.g. Eliot Vassamillet, Belgian singer.

Spellings & nicknames

Eliot is a rare spelling of Elliot (#151) and Elliott (#160) — about 3% of babies given the name are written this way.

Similar names: Eliott · Baron · Elyon · Vince · Elyjah · Elan

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