Eldrick
Eldrick is a masculine name of disputed origin potentially related to elements meaning "old" and "powerful".
Name Census estimates that about 409 living Americans carry the first name Eldrick. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Eldrick today is around 31 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Eldrick births was 1976 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Eldrick. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Eldrick with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
409
~ 1 in 838,030 Americans
Peak year
1976
14 babies that year
Average age
31
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,882
Tracked since 1957
Census
Eldrick in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 364 people with the first name Eldrick, which placed it at #25,851 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#25,851
National first-name rank
People counted
364
364 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
69.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Eldrick
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eldrick is Black at 69.8%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (8.8%) and White (6.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Eldrick described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Eldrick at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American69.8% · 254
- Asian and Pacific Islander8.8% · 32
- White6.6% · 24
- Hispanic or Latino6.6% · 24
- Two or more races6.0% · 22
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.2% · 8
Popularity
Eldrick: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Eldrick from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 90 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Eldrick remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Eldrick by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Eldrick during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Eldricks live
Origin
Meaning and history of Eldrick
The name Eldrick is a unique and uncommon given name with an intriguing history. Its origins can be traced back to the Old English language, where it is believed to have derived from the combination of two words: "eal" meaning "all" and "ric" meaning "powerful" or "ruler." Together, these elements suggest a meaning of "all-powerful" or "ruler of all."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Eldrick can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, a comprehensive survey of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. This historical document lists an individual named Eldrick as a landowner in the county of Somerset.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Eldrick appeared sporadically in various historical records and manuscripts, primarily in England and parts of Northern Europe. However, it remained an uncommon and relatively obscure name during this period.
In the late 15th century, Eldrick was the name of a renowned English archer who served under King Henry VII. This Eldrick gained recognition for his exceptional archery skills and participated in several military campaigns during the Wars of the Roses.
During the 17th century, Eldrick Revett, an English architect and antiquarian, made significant contributions to the study of ancient Roman architecture. Born in 1676, Revett's work helped shape the neoclassical architectural movement in Britain.
Another notable figure bearing the name Eldrick was Eldrick Hatch, an American soldier who fought during the American Revolutionary War. Born in 1745, Hatch served under General George Washington and was present at several pivotal battles, including the Battle of Trenton and the Battle of Monmouth.
In the 19th century, Eldrick Gehrmann, a German-born artist and painter, gained recognition for his landscape paintings depicting the natural beauty of the American West. Born in 1838, Gehrmann's works captured the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains and the vast prairies, influencing the artistic representation of the American frontier.
Despite its rich history and occasional appearances throughout the centuries, the name Eldrick has remained an extremely rare and unique given name. Its unusual nature and evocative meaning have contributed to its enduring intrigue and appeal, even as it has largely fallen out of common usage in modern times.
People
Eldrick + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Eldrick as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Eldrick: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eldrick?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 409 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Eldrick going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 838,030 US residents.
Is Eldrick a common name?
We classify Eldrick as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 425 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Eldrick most popular?
The single biggest year for Eldrick was 1976, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Eldrick is about 31 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Eldrick in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 364 people with the name Eldrick, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #25,851 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Eldrick in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Eldrick?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Eldrick appears almost entirely male. Of the 357 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Eldrick?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eldrick is Black at 69.8%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (8.8%) and White (6.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Eldrick most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Eldrick in the 2020 Census, accounting for 69.8% (254 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Eldrick in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Eldrick a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Eldrick in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Eldrick still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Eldrick in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Eldrick can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Eldrick?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.