Thirty years of Elliot
Elliot in numbers
Elliot peaked in 1997 with 1,045 boys and has fallen since, to 544 in 2025. Its biggest three-year fall came between 2018 and 2021, from 945 to 664. It ranked 70th in 1996, reached 61st in 1997 and ranks 94th now. On average it was given to 946 boys a year in the late 1990s, 789 in the 2000s, 862 in the 2010s and 618 in the 2020s so far.
† Shapes, averages and turning points are Baby Data calculations from the ONS counts.
Similar spellings in the 2025 list†: Elliott (418), Eliot (28), Eliott (12). Matched by their letters, not by meaning or origin. ONS counts each spelling separately, so these are not added to Elliot.
Milestones
First year in each bandChange
- On last year-3%560 to 544
- 5 years-22%693 to 544
- 10 years-41%926 to 544
- 20 years-32%797 to 544
- Since 1996-41%919 to 544
- Total, 1996 to 202523,994boys
† All changes and totals are Baby Data calculations from ONS counts. A total adds only the published years.
Across the three nations, 2025
Each from its own statistics office, never added togetherRank 94 · ONS · 560 in 2024
Rank 85 · NRS · 51 in 2024
Rank 175 · NISRA · 11 in 2024
England and Wales (ONS) count births in the calendar year; Scotland (NRS) and Northern Ireland (NISRA) count births registered in the year. Each comes from its own statistics office and they are never added together.
Year by year, 1996 to 2025 Show all 30 yearsHide the table
| Year | Rank | Babies | Change† | 1 in X† |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | =94 | 544 | -3% | 1 in 553 |
| 2024 | 98 | 560 | -1% | 1 in 545 |
| 2023 | 94 | 568 | -16% | 1 in 534 |
| 2022 | 83 | 678 | +2% | 1 in 458 |
| 2021 | 89 | 664 | -4% | 1 in 482 |
| 2020 | 83 | 693 | -16% | 1 in 454 |
| 2019 | 71 | 825 | -13% | 1 in 399 |
| 2018 | 68 | 945 | +3% | 1 in 357 |
| 2017 | 69 | 921 | -8% | 1 in 378 |
| 2016 * | 66 | 999 | +8% | 1 in 356 |
| 2015 | 73 | 926 | +19% | 1 in 387 |
| 2014 | 83 | 780 | -6% | 1 in 457 |
| 2013 | 76 | 829 | -5% | 1 in 432 |
| 2012 | 75 | 876 | +16% | 1 in 427 |
| 2011 | 85 | 755 | -1% | 1 in 491 |
| 2010 | 85 | 760 | +3% | 1 in 488 |
| 2009 | 87 | 738 | -10% | 1 in 491 |
| 2008 | 82 | 821 | +6% | 1 in 442 |
| 2007 | 91 | 776 | -1% | 1 in 457 |
| 2006 | 87 | 786 | -1% | 1 in 436 |
| 2005 | 82 | 797 | +10% | 1 in 415 |
| 2004 | 85 | 722 | -6% | 1 in 455 |
| 2003 | 78 | 771 | -1% | 1 in 413 |
| 2002 | 76 | 775 | -10% | 1 in 395 |
| 2001 | 68 | 863 | +3% | 1 in 353 |
| 2000 | 65 | 837 | -2% | 1 in 370 |
| 1999 | 67 | 857 | -11% | 1 in 373 |
| 1998 | 65 | 964 | -8% | 1 in 338 |
| 1997 | 61 | 1,045 | +14% | 1 in 315 |
| 1996 | 70 | 919 | 1 in 363 |
* ONS’s boys’ 2016 file repeats the October total as September, so the 2016 births total is about 932 too low and 1 in X for 2016 is slightly too low. Rank follows ONS: names with the same count share a rank (shown with =). “Under 3” means the name was given to fewer than 3 babies that year, so ONS did not publish it.
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Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; National Records of Scotland; NISRA. Exact spellings are counted separately and names given to fewer than 3 babies are not published. Figures marked † are Baby Data calculations. How we calculate