How Many People Are Named Eliot?
An estimated 7,379 people in the United States have the first name Eliot. It is predominantly male (93.3%). The average bearer is 29 years old, and Eliot peaked in popularity in 2012 with 239 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Eliot as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Eliot paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,379
About 1 in 46,450 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
93.3% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2012
239 births
Total Registered
8,313
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Eliot
Eliot is predominantly male (93.3%), though 554 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Eliot as a male name
Ranked #1,369 in 2024
137 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (216 births)
Eliot as a female name
Ranked #12,493 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (36 births)
Eliot: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Eliot span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,131 babies were registered. While Eliot is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Eliot by Decade
How has Eliot tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Eliot by State
Birth registrations for Eliot span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Massachusetts. The lowest are in South Carolina, Louisiana, Kentucky. On average, about 139 Eliots were registered per state.
Eliot + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Eliot as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Eliot
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Eliot: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eliot?
We estimate approximately 7,379 people named Eliot are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 46,450 Americans share this first name.
Is Eliot a common name?
Eliot is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,313 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Eliot most popular?
Eliot reached peak popularity in 2012, when 239 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Eliot is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Eliot a male name?
Eliot is predominantly male. 93.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Eliot Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Eliot Smith, Eliot Johnson, Eliot Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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