Elric first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1918. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2019, 33 babies received the name (ranked #3437). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #4283), with roughly 25 babies named Elric each year. Elric's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 557 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.