UK boy's name
Eliott
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "The Lord is my God".
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Eliott is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Eliott popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2671, with 8 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2009, with 22 births.
This profile covers 347 England and Wales registrations across 29 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 36% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 350 living people in the UK are called Eliott. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Eliott ranked #2671 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 8 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2009, when 22 boys were registered as Eliott.
- • Eliott ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #707 in 2016.
- • About 350 living people in the UK are estimated to have Eliott as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2671
2024
Births in 2024
8
Latest year
Peak year
2009
22 births
Estimated living
350
2026
Meaning
What does Eliott mean?
The name Eliott is an English variant spelling of the name Eliot, which is derived from the Old French personal name Eliot. This name is a diminutive form of the Germanic name Ælíëz, which is composed of the elements ael meaning "all" and hiz meaning "kind" or "type." The name Ælíëz ultimately stems from the Old German name Ælihis.
The name Eliot first appeared in records in England during the Middle Ages, with early examples including Eliot de Stubton, who was listed in the Hundred Rolls of Lincolnshire in 1273. Another early bearer of the name was Eliot de Brockley, who was mentioned in the Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield in Yorkshire in 1316.
One of the earliest and most famous historical figures with the name Eliot was Sir Thomas Elyot (c. 1490-1546), an English scholar, diplomat, and literary Renaissance humanist. He served as a Member of Parliament and authored several influential works, including "The Boke Named the Governour" (1531), which was a treatise on moral philosophy and education.
Another notable historical figure with the name was John Eliot (c. 1604-1690), an English Puritan missionary who was known as the "Apostle to the Indians." He translated the Bible into the Massachusett language, becoming the first to publish a complete translation of the Bible into a language indigenous to the Americas.
In literature, the name is perhaps most closely associated with the American-born British poet T.S. Eliot (1888-1965), who was a leading figure in the modernist movement and is best known for works like "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," "The Waste Land," and "Four Quartets." He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948.
Other notable historical figures with the name Eliott include George Augustus Eliott (1717-1790), a British Army officer who successfully defended Gibraltar against Spanish and French forces during the Great Siege of Gibraltar from 1779 to 1783. Sir John Eliott (1592-1632) was an English statesman and leader of the opposition to King Charles I in the Parliament of England.
Sourced from namecensus.com.
Popularity
Eliott over time
The chart below shows babies named Eliott registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Eliott, the clearest high point is 2009. The latest England and Wales figure is 8 births in 2024, compared with 22 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Eliott by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Eliott was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #2194 | 50 | 5 |
| 2010s | #1679 | 142 | 10 |
| 2000s | #1851 | 105 | 10 |
| 1990s | #1113 | 50 | 4 |
Geography
Where Eliott is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Eliott. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Eliott ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #707 in 2016.
Across the UK
Eliott in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#707 in 2016
2 years of NRS records, 6 total registered
Related
Names similar to Eliott
- Ethan 77,394
- Edward 53,212
- Elliot 23,450
- Elijah 22,369
- Ellis 19,358
- Elliott 16,964
- Evan 14,535
- Ezra 11,838
- Ewan 10,685
- Eli 8,126
- Elias 7,049
- Eric 6,654
FAQ
Eliott: questions and answers
How popular is the name Eliott in the UK right now?
In 2024, Eliott was ranked #2671 for boys in England and Wales, with 8 births registered.
When was Eliott most popular?
The peak year on record was 2009, with 22 babies registered as Eliott in England and Wales.
What is the meaning and origin of Eliott?
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "The Lord is my God".
How many people are called Eliott in the UK?
A total of 347 babies have been registered as Eliott across the 29 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 6 more in Scotland.
Where is Eliott most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Eliott ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #707 in 2016. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.