Elric is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Elric is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,286 for boy births in the United States (and #9,165 across all names), given to 24 babies. Elric was first reported in SSA data in 1918 and peaked in 2019 (33 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | #4,286 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | #4,747 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | #3,823 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | #4,122 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | #4,405 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2019 | 33 | 33 | #3,439 |
| 2018 | 30 | 30 | #3,634 |
| 2017 | 28 | 28 | #3,806 |
| 2016 | 19 | 19 | #4,994 |
| 2015 | 25 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | #7,191 |
| 2013 | 21 | 21 | #4,511 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | #7,196 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | #7,141 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | #8,330 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | #10,166 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | #8,391 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #9,877 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #10,486 |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | #5,327 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #9,742 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | #7,758 |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | #6,036 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #6,175 |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | #4,963 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #6,246 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #7,374 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #8,114 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | #6,005 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #7,937 |
| 1992 | 13 | — | #4,400 |
| 1991 | 12 | — | #4,570 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #7,444 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,421 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | #4,912 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #4,345 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #4,435 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #6,618 |
| 1983 | 12 | — | #3,467 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #5,101 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #6,344 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #5,271 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #5,867 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #5,140 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | #4,357 |