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Elliot vs Elliott

Elliot and Elliottcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Elliot was ranked #98 and Elliott #121 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Elliot was ranked #102 and Elliott #199 among boys in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Elliot was ranked #187 and Elliott #125 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Elliot was ranked #170 and Elliott #198 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2023, Elliot was ranked #2927 and Elliott #4056 among girls in England and Wales.

Elliot and Elliott over time

Elliot and Elliott appear together in 4 published lists, across 101 years of shared records. Elliot held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Elliott in 1.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Elliot reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Elliott in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2025, Elliot moved ahead of Elliott in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #222 and #200 the year before became #170 and #198.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Elliot and Elliott changed places 8 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 2000 and 2024, ending at #187 and #125.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Elliot and Elliott averaged 25.8 places apart, ending at #98 and #121.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Elliot and Elliott were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 33 years, from 1990 to 2025, ending at #170 and #198.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Elliot #1788 in 2018, Elliott #1977 in 2018.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys33 shared years, 19902025

    Elliot held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Elliott in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Elliot #124 in 2017, Elliott #147 in 2013.

    The order changed in 2025: Elliot moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #222 and #200; by 2025 that had become #170 and #198.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Elliot #170, Elliott #198.

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Elliot held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Elliott in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Elliot #61 in 1997, Elliott #71 in 2015.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Elliot #98, Elliott #121.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys23 shared years, 20002024

    Elliot held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Elliott in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Elliot #157 in 2017, Elliott #114 in 2018.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Elliot #187, Elliott #125.

  • England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 20042023

    Elliot held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Elliott in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Elliot #1788 in 2018, Elliott #1977 in 2018.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Elliot #2927, Elliott #4056.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Elliot, Elliott
FieldElliotElliott
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #84 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #198 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Elliot and Elliott both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Elliot

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1983

    First recorded at #282 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #61 among boys in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #84 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Elliott

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1989

    First recorded at #307 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #71 among boys in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #198 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys