Boys' name · since 1971
Elrico
38 babies named Elrico in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,060 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Elrico sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 38 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elrico has been recorded 38 times among boys since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2001.
- #24,060 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 38 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elrico ranks #24,060 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,060 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Elrico's 38 recorded births place it above 46.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Elrico's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elrico's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elrico popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2001
- Peak year (1975)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Elrico by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (33 births, 87% of the file).
1970s was Elrico's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 87% of all-time use.
Elrico births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
33 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 33 births (87% of all-time use).
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What to do with Elrico's data
- Elrico's decade-level peak was the 1970s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Elrico: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1971–2001 (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 Elrico 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.