Eliot
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god is my god; a form of Elijah.
Eliot by the numbers
In 2025, 28 babies in England and Wales were named Eliot. In the US, 205 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 216 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Elijah
Like Eliot, each of these traces back to Elijah: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Alijahmy god is Yahweh; a form of Elijah676 in the US (2017)
- Eliamy god is Yahweh; a form of Elijah255 in the US (2017)
- Eliyahmy god is yahweh; variant of Elijah19 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eliahmy god is yahweh; a form of Elijah70 in the US (2017)
- Elyjahmy God is Yahweh; a modern respelling of Elijah67 in the US (2017)
- Elieascended; a form of Elijah44 in the US (2017)
- Iliasfrom troy; greek form of Elijah14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ilyamy God is Yahweh; Russian form of Elijah13 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Eliot. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eliosun; from Helios147 in England and Wales (2025)
- EliottGod is my Lord; variant spelling of Elliott12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eliormy god is light6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elion30 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eliasthe Lord is my God4,894 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Eliot
Names that are said the same way as Eliot, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean God
Like Eliot, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Eliot
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