Boys' name · since 1880

Elick

113 babies named Elick in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1913. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,594 of 45,481
all-time among boys
113
born since 1880
1910s
peak decade

113 boys have been named Elick since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Elick has 113 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1958.

  • #16,594 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 113 born since 1880
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elick ranks #16,594 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 113 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.

#16,594 of 45,481
all-time among boys
113
born since 1880
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Elick's 113 recorded births place it above 63.38% 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.

Elick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Elick's full recorded timeline at 1919, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1913 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Elick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1958

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1913)
8
Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
456789 1880190619161919192819451958 5

Elick by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (41 births, 36% of the file).

1910s was Elick's strongest decade.

41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Elick births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 41 births (36% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elick? ▼
113 babies have been named Elick since 1880. All-time, it sits at #16,594 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1913 with 8 births.
Where does Elick sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elick ranks #16,594 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Elick most popular? ▼
Elick was most popular in the 1910s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1913.
How long has the name Elick been used? ▼
Records for Elick go back to 1880, giving 79 years of history through 1958.
What names are similar to Elick? ▼
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 Elick's data

  • Elick's decade-level peak was the 1910s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- 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.

Keep exploring Elick

Nearby Names Like Elick

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Elick

Elijah Boy
#7 380,611 births
Eli Boy
#104 153,495 births
Elias Boy
#13 129,263 births
Elisha Boy
#788 15,668 births
Elian Boy
#147 15,268 births

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Tsuneo
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Elick: 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, 1880–1958 (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 Elick 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.