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.

Elliot Rank in US Top 1000

# 898 in the US

Elliot Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 861 on Nameberry

Elliot Popularity

• 898 US 2023
• 861 Nameberry 2025
• 316 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Elliot

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• Blake
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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