Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Elliot*

#428 most common boys' name of all time · #936 across all names · 89% male / 11% female · used 1880–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#428
Rank overall
#936 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
135 of 146
All-time
65,600
Since 2016
27,443
Peak year
2017 #161
Best rank
#150 2022
Girls Boys peak 2,932/yr
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Elliot is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 241 2,417 2,658 #151
2024 279 2,376 2,655 #150
2023 299 2,066 2,365 #178
2022 360 2,532 2,892 #150
2021 369 2,416 2,785 #159
2020 511 2,319 2,830 #164
2019 511 2,253 2,764 #171
2018 471 2,375 2,846 #162
2017 495 2,437 2,932 #161
2016 474 2,242 2,716 #180
2015 450 1,912 2,362 #208
2014 367 1,772 2,139 #216
2013 310 1,503 1,813 #241
2012 310 1,502 1,812 #241
2011 298 1,287 1,585 #272
2010 212 1,080 1,292 #301
2009 172 1,111 1,283 #297
2008 185 1,004 1,189 #328
2007 153 883 1,036 #357
2006 100 812 912 #369
2005 100 750 850 #386
2004 82 666 748 #397
2003 49 612 661 #421
2002 29 569 598 #438
2001 11 539 550 #450
2000 16 503 519 #468
1999 10 429 439 #502
1998 10 482 492 #468
1997 15 464 479 #468
1996 11 458 469 #478
1995 13 521 534 #438
1994 8 525 533 #435
1993 12 587 599 #393
1992 13 562 575 #404
1991 9 608 617 #375
1990 8 632 640 #369
1989 7 759 766 #316
1988 12 498 510 #400
1987 9 415 424 #432
1986 — 388 388 #436
1985 5 453 458 #398
1984 — 452 452 #383
1983 — 563 563 #330
1982 7 403 410 #416
1981 — 268 268 #516
1980 — 273 273 #513
1979 — 242 242 #551
1978 — 217 217 #570
1977 — 204 204 #590
1976 — 215 215 #550
1975 — 213 213 #552
1974 — 213 213 #549
1973 — 179 179 #591
1972 — 153 153 #643
1971 — 161 161 #648
1970 — 147 147 #679
1969 — 154 154 #641
1968 — 138 138 #646
1967 — 135 135 #641
1966 — 124 124 #664
1965 — 162 162 #597
1964 — 131 131 #673
1963 — 137 137 #668
1962 — 156 156 #620
1961 5 189 194 #575
1960 — 156 156 #624
1959 — 119 119 #706
1958 — 136 136 #660
1957 — 142 142 #645
1956 — 142 142 #636
1955 — 138 138 #633
1954 — 161 161 #582
1953 — 153 153 #582
1952 — 209 209 #488
1951 — 212 212 #467
1950 — 194 194 #478
1949 — 195 195 #471
1948 — 260 260 #417
1947 — 229 229 #443
1946 — 190 190 #462
1945 — 157 157 #478
1944 — 127 127 #541
1943 — 147 147 #513
1942 — 130 130 #538
1941 — 117 117 #555
1940 — 89 89 #633
1939 — 89 89 #620
1938 — 82 82 #661
1937 — 89 89 #618
1936 — 81 81 #647
1935 — 63 63 #780
1934 — 79 79 #687
1933 — 98 98 #587
1932 — 81 81 #680
1931 — 65 65 #782
1930 — 74 74 #740
1929 — 61 61 #839
1928 — 81 81 #704
1927 — 95 95 #650
1926 — 90 90 #666
1925 — 77 77 #748
1924 — 118 118 #586
1923 — 89 89 #685
1922 — 64 64 #858
1921 — 85 85 #710
1920 — 77 77 #744
1919 — 80 80 #700
1918 — 68 68 #794
1917 — 54 54 #868
1916 — 62 62 #785
1915 — 50 50 #869
1914 — 52 52 #728
1913 — 37 37 #785
1912 — 16 16 #1,185
1911 — 17 17 #806
1910 — 17 17 #741
1909 — 8 8 #1,102
1907 — 8 8 #1,024
1906 — 5 5 #1,286
1905 — 10 10 #807
1904 — 9 9 #838
1903 — 7 7 #951
1902 — 6 6 #1,047
1900 — 9 9 #925
1899 — 13 13 #576
1898 — 12 12 #655
1896 — 5 5 #1,140
1895 — 7 7 #913
1894 — 7 7 #890
1892 — 10 10 #723
1891 — 8 8 #737
1888 — 8 8 #784
1886 — 5 5 #995
1884 — 6 6 #889
1880 — 7 7 #771