Spellings

Elliott or Elliot?

In the US in 2025, 52% of babies in this name family were spelled Elliott and 45% Elliot. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

The order has flipped. In 2015, Elliot led with 47% of the family's births; in 2025, Elliott leads with 47%. All spellings together, the family went from 4,040 to 4,894 births (+21%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Elliott1,8752,287+22%
Elliot1,9122,417+26%
Eliot176130−26%
Eliott7760−22%

How they sound

  • Elliott /ˈɛliət/ (EL-ee-ut)
  • Elliot /ˈɛliət/ (EL-ee-ut)
  • Eliot /ˈɛliət/ (EL-ee-uht)
  • Eliott /ˈɛliət/ (EL-ee-uht)
  • Elyott /eˈljɔt/ (ay-LYOT)

In France

In France in 2025: Elliott 85 births (#503 among boys), Elliot 225 births (#241 among boys), Eliot 265 births (#202 among boys), Eliott 1,395 births (#29 among boys) and Elyott 30 births.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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