Eliot is a distinctive choice, ranked #1066 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Eliot in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1066
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About the Name Eliot
Eliot has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 244 places in five years. It was most popular in 1996 at #329 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Eliot is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Eliot in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Eliot
Eliot Lewis — Eliot Lewis is an American rock, and soul singer, multi-instrumentalist and solo artist.
Samuel Eliot — Samuel Eliot may refer to: Samuel Eliot (historian).
Eliot House — Eliot House is one of twelve undergraduate residential Houses at Harvard University.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Eliot
Unlikely. With around 28 UK babies named Eliot per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Eliot in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Eliot is rising: up 207 places since 2020, to #1,066 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #329 in 1996.
Eliot is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Eliot include: Eliot Lewis and Eliot House. Short summaries for each appear below.
Eliot does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Eliots in the wild.
28
UK babies named Eliot (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 207 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Eliot
Almost certainly the only Eliot in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Eliot
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
John Eliot may refer to: John Eliot, author and translator of the Ortho-epia Gallica John Eliot (statesman), English politician John Eliot (missionary) (c.