Given name & surname
Elrick
“a red-haired young man”·“a king”·“a great ruler”
Elrick is a variant of Elroy. Interpretations include “a red-haired young man” and “a king”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Elrick is a variant of Elrica. One German interpretation is “a great ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elrick is a variant of Elroy. Interpretations include “a red-haired young man” and “a king”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Elrick is a variant of Elrica. One German interpretation is “a great ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Elrick is a variant of Elrica. An origin associated with Elrica is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elrick through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 42
- 42 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 159 as a first name in 2020; 345 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Elrick’s family of names
Elrick has a related form in Elroy. Elrick has a related form in Elrica. In English usage, Elrick as a surname has a related form in Aldrich.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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