Boys' name · since 1957
Eldrick
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 430 babies named Eldrick, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,630 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,257 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 430
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
430 babies have been named Eldrick since 1957, making it today's #12257 boys' name.
Eldrick has 430 recorded births among boys since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12257 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #8,630 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,257 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 430 born since 1957
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eldrick ranks #8,630 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,257 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 430 born since 1957, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,630 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,257 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 430
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
Eldrick's 430 recorded births place it above 81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
How Eldrick compares
430 Top 47% higher than 53% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Eldrick's all-time total is 17% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eldrick | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 430 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eldrick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eldrick's full recorded timeline at 1996, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eldrick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (1976)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Eldrick by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (90 births, 21% of the file).
1980s was Eldrick's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Eldrick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
88 births
- 1980s
1980s
90 births
- 1990s
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s
2010s
67 births
- 2020s
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 90 births (21% of all-time use).
Eldrick by state
Where Eldrick concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 430 births nationwide.
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What to do with Eldrick's data
- Eldrick's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (90 total births) through the 2020s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Alabama records the most Eldricks (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eldrick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~68 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1957–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Eldrick draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.