Elza
#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #7,178
Given to boys 71.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 25 births
- Debut · boys
- 25 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 2,111since 1880
Elza over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,917 | 8 | — | |
| 2024 | #7,251 | 15 | — | |
| 2023 | #7,640 | 14 | — | |
| 2022 | #6,984 | 16 | — | |
| 2021 | #9,562 | 10 | — | |
| 2020 | #8,953 | 11 | — | |
| 2019 | #8,138 | 13 | — | |
| 2018 | #6,521 | 18 | — | |
| 2017 | #9,341 | 11 | — | |
| 2016 | #7,602 | 15 | — | |
| 2015 | #7,613 | 15 | — | |
| 2014 | #5,797 | 22 | — | |
| 2013 | #9,036 | 12 | — | |
| 2012 | #8,208 | 14 | — | |
| 2011 | #10,374 | 10 | — | |
| 2010 | #10,451 | 10 | — | |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | — | |
| 2008 | #11,599 | 9 | — | |
| 2007 | #10,129 | 11 | — | |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | — | |
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | — | |
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | — | |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | — | |
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | — | |
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | — | |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | — | |
| 1991 | — | — | ||
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 1989 | — | — | ||
| 1988 | — | #5,751 | 7 | |
| 1987 | — | #6,951 | 5 | |
| 1986 | — | — | ||
| 1985 | — | — | ||
| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 | — | |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | — | |
| 1981 | — | — | ||
| 1980 | — | — | ||
| 1979 | — | — | ||
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | — | |
| 1977 | — | — | ||
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | — | — | ||
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | — | |
| 1973 | — | — | ||
| 1972 | — | #3,344 | 9 | |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | — | #3,595 | 7 | |
| 1968 | — | #3,365 | 7 | |
| 1967 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 | #3,249 | 7 |
| 1965 | — | — | ||
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | — | #3,044 | 8 | |
| 1962 | #3,782 | 12 | #2,848 | 9 |
| 1961 | — | #2,706 | 10 | |
| 1960 | — | #3,077 | 8 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,663 | 10 | |
| 1958 | — | #3,944 | 5 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,952 | 17 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,091 | 15 | |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #1,902 | 17 |
| 1954 | — | #2,592 | 10 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,287 | 12 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,153 | 13 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,904 | 16 | |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #2,438 | 10 |
| 1949 | — | #1,702 | 19 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,817 | 17 | |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 | #1,916 | 16 |
| 1946 | — | #1,949 | 14 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,445 | 21 | |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 | #1,328 | 25 |
| 1943 | — | #1,486 | 22 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,585 | 20 | |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #1,685 | 17 |
| 1940 | — | #1,471 | 21 | |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | #1,141 | 32 |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #1,364 | 24 |
| 1937 | — | #1,180 | 31 | |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 | #1,271 | 27 |
| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 | #992 | 41 |
| 1934 | — | #1,357 | 25 | |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | #1,281 | 27 |
| 1932 | #2,831 | 10 | #1,035 | 41 |
| 1931 | #2,105 | 15 | #1,145 | 35 |
| 1930 | #2,110 | 16 | #1,053 | 43 |
| 1929 | #2,587 | 12 | #1,111 | 39 |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #1,211 | 35 |
| 1927 | #1,935 | 20 | #898 | 57 |
| 1926 | #2,076 | 18 | #992 | 48 |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 | #1,144 | 38 |
| 1924 | #1,926 | 21 | #907 | 59 |
| 1923 | #2,587 | 13 | #976 | 50 |
| 1922 | #2,958 | 11 | #818 | 68 |
| 1921 | #1,867 | 22 | #877 | 63 |
| 1920 | #2,263 | 16 | #826 | 66 |
| 1919 | #2,384 | 14 | #898 | 55 |
| 1918 | #2,289 | 15 | #809 | 65 |
| 1917 | #1,996 | 17 | #964 | 45 |
| 1916 | #1,867 | 18 | #892 | 49 |
| 1915 | #2,255 | 13 | #941 | 44 |
| 1914 | #1,896 | 13 | #907 | 36 |
| 1913 | #1,766 | 12 | #818 | 34 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | #816 | 29 |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | #793 | 17 |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | #981 | 11 |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 | #1,083 | 8 |
| 1908 | — | #744 | 13 | |
| 1907 | — | #735 | 13 | |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | #752 | 11 |
| 1905 | #1,420 | 8 | #592 | 16 |
| 1904 | #1,092 | 11 | #686 | 12 |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 | #1,130 | 5 |
| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 | #687 | 11 |
| 1901 | — | #536 | 14 | |
| 1900 | #1,431 | 8 | #623 | 16 |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | #714 | 9 |
| 1898 | #1,379 | 7 | #744 | 9 |
| 1897 | #1,263 | 7 | #681 | 10 |
| 1896 | #1,122 | 9 | #462 | 19 |
| 1895 | — | #456 | 19 | |
| 1894 | #1,237 | 7 | #521 | 15 |
| 1893 | — | #435 | 18 | |
| 1892 | — | #480 | 17 | |
| 1891 | — | #411 | 18 | |
| 1890 | — | #489 | 15 | |
| 1889 | — | #379 | 22 | |
| 1888 | — | #464 | 17 | |
| 1887 | — | #420 | 16 | |
| 1886 | — | #403 | 19 | |
| 1885 | — | #480 | 15 | |
| 1884 | — | #360 | 24 | |
| 1883 | #920 | 5 | #412 | 18 |
| 1882 | — | #489 | 14 | |
| 1881 | — | #460 | 14 | |
| 1880 | — | #341 | 25 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Elza was already there! It came in at #341, and was given to 25 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1965, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Elza is popular in 1918
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- West Virginia#261 · 1 in 2,003
- Missouri#275 · 1 in 2,433
- Indiana#340 · 1 in 4,677
- Kentucky#355 · 1 in 3,294
- Ohio#420 · 1 in 7,998
Best ever in a state: #146 in Oklahoma, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #261 | 7 | 1 in 2,003 |
| Missouri | #275 | 11 | 1 in 2,433 |
| Indiana | #340 | 5 | 1 in 4,677 |
| Kentucky | #355 | 7 | 1 in 3,294 |
| Ohio | #420 | 6 | 1 in 7,998 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Elza
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1990
- Biggest jump: 444 spots in 1904 (#1,130 → #686)
- Biggest drop: 443 spots in 1903 (#687 → #1,130)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #341 (25 births)
- Births halved by 1897, 17 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 46 yrs · run 1880–1902
- Highest: 1 in 4,420 boys born in 1880 were named Elza (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 342,340 boys born in 1990 (0.00%)
- 24.8% of all boys named Elza (523) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1991, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 184 | #341 (1880) | #421 |
| 1890s | 149 | #411 (1891) | #539 |
| 1900s | 119 | #536 (1901) | #757 |
| 1910s | 385 | #793 (1911) | #882 |
| 1920s | 523 | #818 (1922) | #976 |
| 1930s | 326 | #992 (1935) | #1,182 |
| 1940s | 192 | #1,328 (1944) | #1,638 |
| 1950s | 125 | #1,902 (1955) | #2,393 |
| 1960s | 63 | #2,706 (1961) | #3,146 |
| 1970s | 27 | #3,344 (1972) | #4,281 |
| 1980s | 12 | #5,751 (1988) | #6,351 |
| 1990s | 6 | #7,178 (1990) | #7,178 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Elza in 1918
Top girls' names in 1918
Top boys' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 77,175 of them was named Elza, which outranked 59.0% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,209Wylene16
- #2,209Yoneko16
- #2,209Zeola16
- #2,289Elza15
- #2,289Ala15
- #2,289Alethea15
- #2,289Allyne15
- #2,376Adelaida14
- #2,376Aina14
- #2,376Aldena14
Tied with 86 names at #2,289; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 15,592 of them was named Elza, which outranked 83.2% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).