Girls' name · since 1909

Elzena

Since 1909, U.S. Social Security records show 149 babies named Elzena, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#22,817 of 72,339
all-time among girls
149
born since 1909
1920s
peak decade

Elzena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 149 have been recorded since 1909.

Elzena has 149 recorded births among girls since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1909 to 1962.

  • #22,817 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 149 born since 1909
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elzena ranks #22,817 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 149 born since 1909, peaking in the 1920s.

#22,817 of 72,339
all-time among girls
149
born since 1909
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Elzena's 149 recorded births place it above 68.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Elzena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Elzena's full recorded timeline at 1927, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Elzena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1962

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1926)
11
Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
4681012 19091918192219251928193719441962 5

Elzena by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (65 births, 44% of the file).

1920s was Elzena's strongest decade.

65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Elzena births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 65 births (44% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elzena? ▼
149 babies have been named Elzena since 1909. All-time, it sits at #22,817 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1926 with 11 births.
Where does Elzena sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elzena ranks #22,817 of 72,339 girls' 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 Elzena most popular? ▼
Elzena was most popular in the 1920s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Elzena been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Elzena since 1909 -- 54 years through the most recent 1962 data.
What names are similar to Elzena? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elza, Elzie, Elzora, Elzada, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Elzena's data

  • Elzena's decade-level peak was the 1920s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Elzena

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Elzena: 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, 1909–1962 (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 Elzena 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.