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.

#33,452 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 1900
1920s
peak 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.

  • #33,452 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 11 born since 1900
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elzear ranks #33,452 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.

#33,452 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 1900
1920s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Elzear's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1920

Last recorded 1920
Peak year (1920)
6
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 19001920 6

Elzear by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 archive ordinal is #33,452 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1920. 6 babies were born in 1920, its single highest year.
Where does Elzear sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elzear ranks #33,452 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Elzear: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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).

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 August 2026.