Unisex name · since 2013
Elroi
Since 2013, U.S. Social Security records show 130 babies named Elroi, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,703 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,382 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 130
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
130 babies have been named Elroi since 2013, making it today's #4382 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elroi has been recorded 130 times among boys since 2013, currently ranked #4382 nationally and more common than 69% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2025.
- #15,703 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,382 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 130 born since 2013
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elroi ranks #15,703 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,382 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 130 born since 2013, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,703 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,382 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 130
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
Elroi's 130 recorded births place it above 65.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Elroi compares
130 30th 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
Elroi's all-time total is 65% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elroi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 130 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elroi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elroi's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elroi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Currently ranks #4382 among boys.
130 total births across 13 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 29 births in a single year.
Elroi popularity over time - girls
61 total births recorded since 2017 (Elroi as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Elroi accounts for 32% of total recorded use across both genders.
Elroi by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (104 births, 80% of the file).
2020s was Elroi's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Elroi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
- 2020s
2020s
104 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 104 births (80% of all-time use).
Elroi decade highlights
- Peak decade 104 births
- Runner-up 26 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Elroi by state
Where Elroi concentrates geographically, total births since 2013
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 3.8% |
5 of 130 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Texas 3.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 3.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Elroi's data
- Texas records the most Elrois (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elroi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~12 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, 2013–2025 (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 Elroi 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.
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