Elliot

Anglicization of Elijah or Elias
"Jehovah is God"

Elliot Origin and Meaning

The name Elliot is a girl's name of English origin meaning "Jehovah is God".

Elliot is another traditional boy name used for girls", a trend led by political commentator George Stephanopoulos and his actress wife Ali Wentworth.

Variously spelled Eliot, Elliot, Elliott and Elliotte (used by Marla Sokoloff), its star is definitely on the rise for girls.

Bonus for girls is cute and feminine nickname, Elle. And many parents, of course, choose Elliot to get to the trendy short form Ellie or even Ella. At this point, Elliot has become one of the most popular unisex names starting with E.

Dr. Elliot Reid was a female character on Scrubs.

# 898 in the US

Elliot Rank in US Top 1000

# 867 on Nameberry

Elliot Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Elliot Popularity

Famous People Named Elliot

  • Elliot Finn
    daughter of singer Tim Finn and Marie Azcona

Elliot in Pop Culture

  • Elliot Reid
    a doctor on the American TV show "Scrubs"
  • Elliot "Elly" Torres
    character in "Blood Stain"
  • Elliot
    from the last book in the "Bad Girls Don't Die" series, "As Dead as It Gets"
  • Amy Elliot Dunne
    main character in "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn and the movie based upon it