Elliott
Say it: EL-ee-ot/ˈɛliːət/
BoyMeans from Elias, which means "my God is Yahweh"7 letters3 syllables
#198
in Ireland (2025)
#199 with spellings combined
24
babies in 2025
#147
best rank (2013)
585
babies since 1989
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10-year rank change
Elliott through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #199 |
| 2024 | 24 | #197 |
| 2023 | 28 | #180 |
| 2022 | 34 | #164 |
| 2021 | 31 | #174 |
| 2020 | 30 | #174 |
| 2019 | 38 | #152 |
| 2018 | 25 | #215 |
| 2017 | 38 | #156 |
| 2016 | 31 | #184 |
| 2015 | 26 | #210 |
| 2014 | 32 | #184 |
| 2013 | 43 | #147 |
| 2012 | 24 | #233 |
| 2011 | 27 | #210 |
| 2010 | 15 | #296 |
| 2009 | 15 | #292 |
| 2008 | 11 | #346 |
| 2007 | 13 | #282 |
| 2006 | 11 | #282 |
| 2005 | 10 | #268 |
| 2004 | 5 | #391 |
| 2003 | 5 | #375 |
| 2002 | 3 | #451 |
| 2001 | 5 | #317 |
| 2000 | 6 | #274 |
| 1999 | 4 | #330 |
| 1998 | 3 | #369 |
| 1997 | 5 | #303 |
| 1996 | 3 | #369 |
| 1994 | 4 | #299 |
| 1992 | 5 | #267 |
| 1990 | 4 | #286 |
| 1989 | 3 | #307 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Elliott mean?
From Elias, which means "my God is Yahweh"
English, from a surname that began as a medieval pet form of Elie (Elias).
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ELeeot
The story of Elliott
Elliott is an English surname that grew out of a medieval pet form of Elie, the Old French version of Elias or Elijah. That Hebrew name means “my God is Yahweh”. In Scotland the surname may sometimes have a separate Gaelic source. Today the first name usually stands for the surname rather than for Elias.
Elliot, Eliot and Eliott are other spellings. The CSO counts Elliot and Elliott separately, and each has its own page.
Elliott first appears in the CSO records in 1989. It peaked in 2013, with 43 babies, when it reached number 147. In 2025, 24 boys were named Elliott. In Northern Ireland its best rank so far was number 114 in 2018.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Elliott (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Elliot
- CSO VSA50, Boys Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland
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Eli
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Elliott | 24 | 585 |
In Northern Ireland
#175 in 2025 with 12 babies. Best rank #114 (2018); 255 babies since 1999.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.
Elliott is also given to girls: 3 since 2021.