Elliot is a well-established choice, ranked #94 in 2025. With 544 babies named Elliot in 2025, meeting another Elliot at school is a real possibility.
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UK Rank 2025
#94
US Rank #151
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About the Name Elliot
Elliot is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 203 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #61 in 1997 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has broken into the UK top 100 on 9 occasions, signalling genuine mainstream interest.
Elliot is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Elliot on the register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #944, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Elliot
Elliot Grainge — Elliot Grainge is a British-born American record executive.
Elliot Anderson (footballer) — Elliot Junior Anderson is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Nottingham Forest and the England national team.
Little Jock Elliot — Little Jock Elliot is Border ballad of indeterminate age.
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 Elliot
Possibly. With around 544 UK babies named Elliot per year, your child may well come across another Elliot at school, though sharing a class is less likely.
Elliot has been fairly steady, ranked #94 in 2025 against #83 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #61 in 1997.
Elliot is more popular in the US (#944) than in the UK (#3696). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Elliot include: Elliot Grainge, Elliot Anderson (footballer) and Little Jock Elliot. Short summaries for each appear below.
Elliot appears in the US top 500 at #150 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
544
UK babies named Elliot (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
< 1
In a school of 600
↓ 11 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Elliot
Almost certainly the only Elliot in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Elliot
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Elliot Junior Anderson is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Nottingham Forest and the England national team.
Gilbert Elliot, Elliott or Eliott may refer to: Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Baronet, of Minto, Member of the Parliament of Scotland, judge of the Court of Session as Lord Minto Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet, of Minto MP for Roxburghshire 1722–1726, judge of the Court of Session from 1726 as Lord Minto, Lord Justice Clerk from 1763 Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet, of Minto MP for Selkirkshire 1753–65 for Roxburghshire 1765–77, Treasurer of the Navy 1770 Sir Gilbert Eliott, 3rd Baronet, of Stobs (c.