US rank #7833 Boys' name Peak 1976 425 births

Eldrick — #7833 US boys' name

425 babies named Eldrick in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s111970s881980s901990s532000s762010s672020s34
#7833
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 45% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Eldrick was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

14 babies were named Eldrick in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eldrick

The Social Security Administration has registered 425 babies named Eldrick between 1957 and 2024, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eldrick currently holds the #7833 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eldrick performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Eldrick shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Eldrick in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eldrick 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 425 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.

Eldrick at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

425

Since 1957

68 years of records

Peak year

1976

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#7,833

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1957

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eldrick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1957

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1976)
14
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
46810121416 202420162009200219941986197819711957 6

Eldrick by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
90 births that decade — 21% of Eldrick's all-time total
1950s61960s111970s881980s901990s532000s762010s672020s34

Eldrick by state

Where Eldrick concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Eldrick
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 1.2%
Alabama share of Eldrick's total US births 1.2%

5 of 425 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eldrick?
425 babies have been named Eldrick since 1957. It currently ranks #7833 among boys. The peak year was 1976 with 14 births.
When was Eldrick most popular?
Eldrick was most popular in the 1980s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Eldrick most popular?
The top states for the name Eldrick are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Eldrick been used?
Eldrick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 68 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eldrick?
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.

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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, 1957–2024 (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.