Boys' name · since 1905

Elic

Elic has 75 recorded births since 1905 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#19,340 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,062 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
75
born since 1905
1920s
peak decade

75 babies have been named Elic since 1905, making it today's #12062 boys' name.

Elic has 75 recorded births among boys since 1905, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12062 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 2025.

  • #19,340 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #12,062 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 75 born since 1905
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elic ranks #19,340 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,062 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 75 born since 1905, peaking in the 1920s.

#19,340 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,062 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
75
born since 1905
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%13.4%
Elic vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Elic's 75 recorded births place it above 57.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Elic compares

75 22nd percentile among 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

Elic's all-time total is 80% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Elic Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 75 369 358,536
Peak-year births 12 34 22,252

Elic's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Elic splits its recorded history at 1927: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1905 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Elic popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1925)
12
Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
468101214 1905191819251927197020022025 5

Elic by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (29 births, 39% of the file).

1920s was Elic's strongest decade.

29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Elic births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 29 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elic?
Since 1905, Social Security records show 75 babies named Elic. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #19,340 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #12,062 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 1925, with 12 births.
Where does Elic sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elic ranks #19,340 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,062 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Elic most popular?
Elic was most popular in the 1920s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Elic been used?
Elic has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 121 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Elic?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elijah, Eli, Elias, Elisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Elic's data

  • Elic's decade-level peak was the 1920s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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 Elic: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1905–2025 (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 Elic 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.