Given name & surname

Elyot

“Jehovah is my God”

Elyot is a variant of Elliott. In English use, Elliott carries the interpretation “Jehovah is my God.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Elyot is a variant of Elliott. In English use, Elliott carries the interpretation “Jehovah is my God.”

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2021. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Elyot through the years

Babies since 1880
17
17 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2024
7 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
02462025Highest share 20240.0
Elyot in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2021–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Elyot’s family of names

Elyot has a related form in Elliott.

Walk Elyot’s family in the name graph

ElyotEliotElliott

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Elyot, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Emorett

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

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Ekaksh

11Very rare

>99% boys

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Ilman

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>99% boys

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Ansor

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>99% boys

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Elyan

“a spirited man” · “The Lord answers our prayers”

32RareRising fast

96% boys · 4% girls

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Avyon

12Very rareSteady

>99% boys

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Adith

0Not recently recordedCooling

>99% boys

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Amillyon

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Elyot’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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