How Many People Are Named Elza?
people named Elza are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 486,873 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,942 babies named Elza in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
85 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Elza, 55.9% were girls and 44.1% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Elza rose from 2.6% in the 1880s to 100% in the 2010s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elza alive today is about 46 years old, and 44% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 12 and 74 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elza first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1921, to 85 babies. In 2025, 8 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elza has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #343, in 1880. Among girls, its best rank was #961, in 1883.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | #11,222 |
| Best rank | #343 (1880) | #961 (1883) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #960 in the 1920s | #2,390 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elza alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elza were born in Kentucky than in any other state: about 11 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elza was given 14.4 times as often in Kentucky, 6.8 times in West Virginia and 4.9 times in Missouri.
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