Total births
17
Girls' name · since 1907
Alza
17 babies named Alza in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 17
- total births
- 1907–1924
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
17 girls have been named Alza since 1907, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Alza has 17 recorded births among girls since 1907, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 1924.
- 17 total births
- 1907–1924 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 35% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
17 girls have been named Alza since 1907, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1924.
- 17
- total births
- 1907–1924
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
35% of everyone ever named Alza was born in this single decade.
1918
Single peak year
6 babies were named Alza in 1918 - its busiest year on record.
Alza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alza's full recorded timeline at 1918, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1907, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alza at a glance
Last recorded 1924Peak year
1918
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1907
Alza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–1924
- Peak year (1918)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Alza by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Alza's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Alza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 6 births (35% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Alza? ▼
Alza has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 1907, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1924. 6 babies were born in 1918, its single highest year.
When was Alza most popular? ▼
Alza was most popular in the 1910s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Alza been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Alza since 1907 -- 18 years through the most recent 1924 data.
What names are similar to Alza? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alzada, Alzina, Alzora, Alzena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Alza's data
- Alza's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1920s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Alza
Nearby Names Like Alza
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Alza
Alzada Girl
337 births
Alzina Girl
170 births
Alzora Girl
78 births
Alzena Girl
75 births
Alzenia Girl
42 births
Compare Alza side by side: Alza vs Alzada Alza vs Alzina Alza vs Alzora
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1907–1924 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Alza: Baby Name Since 1907 - 17 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/alza. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alza draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.