Total births
11
Boys' name · since 1900
Elzear
11 babies named Elzear in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 11
- total births
- 1900–1920
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
11 boys have been named Elzear since 1900, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Elzear has 11 recorded births among boys since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 1920.
- 11 total births
- 1900–1920 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
11 boys have been named Elzear since 1900, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1920.
- 11
- total births
- 1900–1920
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Elzear was born in this single decade.
1920
Single peak year
6 babies were named Elzear in 1920 - its busiest year on record.
Elzear's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elzear's full recorded timeline at 1920, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1900, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elzear at a glance
Last recorded 1920Peak year
1920
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1900
Elzear popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1920
- Peak year (1920)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Elzear by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Elzear's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Elzear births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s
1900s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Elzear? ▼
Elzear has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 1900, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1920. 6 babies were born in 1920, its single highest year.
When was Elzear most popular? ▼
Elzear was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Elzear been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Elzear since 1900 -- 21 years through the most recent 1920 data.
What names are similar to Elzear? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elzie, Elza, Elzy, Elzia, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Elzear
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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, 1900–1920 (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. "Elzear: Baby Name Since 1900 - 11 Births, Peak 1920." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/elzear. 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 Elzear 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.