Elliot, a variant of the surname-turned-given-name Elliott, is a derivative of the medieval name Elias, which comes from the Hebrew name Elijah. Therefore, it translates to "my God is Yahweh" from the Hebrew elements el and yah, both of which mean "God." Elliot has been a mainstay on the Social Security Administration's top 1,000 for boy names since 1900, but only recently cracked the top-200 for the first time in 2016. It has also gained notoriety as a girl's name, first appearing inside the top 1,000 for girl names in 2011. "Suits" star Patrick J. Adams and "Pretty Little Liars" actress Troian Bellisario named their daughter Elliot Rowena, born in 2021.
