Is Elza a boy or girl name?
Elza is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 15 girls and 0 boys were named Elza, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 28.1% of the 2,934 US babies named Elza were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,322
- Babies named Elza since 1880
- 2,934
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 85 babies
Boys and girls named Elza, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 184 | 5 | 2.6% |
| 1890s | 149 | 35 | 19% |
| 1900s | 119 | 51 | 30% |
| 1910s | 385 | 123 | 24.2% |
| 1920s | 523 | 147 | 21.9% |
| 1930s | 326 | 77 | 19.1% |
| 1940s | 192 | 22 | 10.3% |
| 1950s | 125 | 11 | 8.1% |
| 1960s | 63 | 27 | 30% |
| 1970s | 27 | 32 | 54.2% |
| 1980s | 12 | 14 | 53.8% |
| 1990s | 6 | 24 | 80% |
| 2000s | 0 | 49 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 140 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 66 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,322 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,758 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,067 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,772 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,124 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,607 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,507 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,714 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,737 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,853 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,194 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,338 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,620 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,649 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,147 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,890 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,343 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,977 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,909 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,458 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,185 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,576 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,156 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,753 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,446 | 5 | #13,621 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,962 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,301 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,298 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,491 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,860 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,871 | 5 | #9,723 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,163 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,422 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,101 | 8 | #6,177 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,396 | 7 | #6,539 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,703 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,459 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,325 | 10 | #4,276 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,377 | 5 | #7,060 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,135 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,910 | 12 | #3,856 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,763 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,164 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,704 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,121 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 17 | #1,976 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 15 | #2,117 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 17 | #1,921 | 6 | #5,381 |
| 1954 | 10 | #2,636 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 12 | #2,323 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,180 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 16 | #1,929 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,481 | 5 | #5,534 |
| 1949 | 19 | #1,719 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 17 | #1,839 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 16 | #1,942 | 7 | #4,482 |
| 1946 | 14 | #1,975 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 25 | #1,343 | 9 | #3,204 |
| 1943 | 22 | #1,500 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 20 | #1,600 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 17 | #1,711 | 6 | #4,097 |
| 1940 | 21 | #1,490 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 32 | #1,150 | 7 | #3,546 |
| 1938 | 24 | #1,375 | 6 | #3,977 |
| 1937 | 31 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 27 | #1,275 | 8 | #3,191 |
| 1935 | 41 | #999 | 8 | #3,238 |
| 1934 | 25 | #1,367 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 27 | #1,285 | 7 | #3,522 |
| 1932 | 41 | #1,041 | 10 | #2,885 |
| 1931 | 35 | #1,155 | 15 | #2,133 |
| 1930 | 43 | #1,058 | 16 | #2,134 |
| 1929 | 39 | #1,116 | 12 | #2,625 |
| 1928 | 35 | #1,216 | 5 | #4,936 |
| 1927 | 57 | #901 | 20 | #1,958 |
| 1926 | 48 | #996 | 18 | #2,098 |
| 1925 | 38 | #1,149 | 9 | #3,462 |
| 1924 | 59 | #908 | 21 | #1,944 |
| 1923 | 50 | #986 | 13 | #2,627 |
| 1922 | 68 | #822 | 11 | #3,024 |
| 1921 | 63 | #878 | 22 | #1,882 |
| 1920 | 66 | #828 | 16 | #2,301 |
| 1919 | 55 | #901 | 14 | #2,416 |
| 1918 | 65 | #810 | 15 | #2,308 |
| 1917 | 45 | #968 | 17 | #2,024 |
| 1916 | 49 | #900 | 18 | #1,891 |
| 1915 | 44 | #944 | 13 | #2,293 |
| 1914 | 36 | #911 | 13 | #1,939 |
| 1913 | 34 | #823 | 12 | #1,802 |
| 1912 | 29 | #818 | 7 | #2,457 |
| 1911 | 17 | #802 | 6 | #2,276 |
| 1910 | 11 | #1,001 | 8 | #1,822 |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,106 | 8 | #1,647 |
| 1908 | 13 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 13 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 11 | #775 | 6 | #1,801 |
| 1905 | 16 | #600 | 8 | #1,458 |
| 1904 | 12 | #698 | 11 | #1,119 |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,176 | 5 | #1,876 |
| 1902 | 11 | #703 | 5 | #1,873 |
| 1901 | 14 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 16 | #633 | 8 | #1,478 |
| 1899 | 9 | #734 | 5 | #1,675 |
| 1898 | 9 | #767 | 7 | #1,411 |
| 1897 | 10 | #693 | 7 | #1,300 |
| 1896 | 19 | #469 | 9 | #1,156 |
| 1895 | 19 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 15 | #524 | 7 | #1,271 |
| 1893 | 18 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 17 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 18 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 15 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 22 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 17 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 16 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 19 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 15 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 24 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 18 | #417 | 5 | #961 |
| 1882 | 14 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 14 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 25 | #343 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Elza reached #343 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #961 in 1883. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Elza
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.