U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Elliot?

Elliot was the #960 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Elliot

45,706

About 1 in 7,252 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#960

More common than 98.2% of listed first names

Peak year

2017

2,932 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

2,658

#241 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 7,252

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

88.8% male11.2% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic73.5%
Black, non-Hispanic4.74%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.62%
Asian / Pacific Islander3.71%
Two or more races5.67%
Hispanic or Latino11.8%

Reading the result

Elliot across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Elliot reached its highest published annual SSA count in 2017, with 2,932 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 2,658 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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