Recorded 1972–2021 Boys' name Peak 1972 42 births

Eldric — boys' name

42 babies named Eldric in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s81980s52000s52010s172020s7
2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Eldric was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

8 babies were named Eldric in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eldric

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Eldric between 1972 and 2021, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eldric currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eldric performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Eldric shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eldric in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 42 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Eldric at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

42

Since 1972

50 years of records

Peak year

1972

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1972

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2021

Eldric popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1972

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1972)
8
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
456789 2021201920162015200019801972 8

Eldric by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
17 births that decade — 40% of Eldric's all-time total
1970s81980s52000s52010s172020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eldric?
42 babies have been named Eldric since 1972. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1972 with 8 births.
When was Eldric most popular?
Eldric was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Eldric been used?
Eldric has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 50 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Eldric?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eldon, Elden, Eldridge, Eldred, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.