Unisex name · since 1912

Elzia

Elzia has 150 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#14,738 of 45,481
all-time among boys
150
born since 1912
1920s
peak decade

Elzia sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 150 recorded since 1912.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elzia has been recorded 150 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1941.

  • #14,738 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 150 born since 1912
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elzia ranks #14,738 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 150 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.

#14,738 of 45,481
all-time among boys
150
born since 1912
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Elzia's 150 recorded births place it above 67.51% 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.

Elzia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Elzia's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Elzia popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1941

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1919)
11
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
4681012 19121916192019231926193019361941 9

Elzia popularity over time - girls

20 total births recorded since 1917 (Elzia as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 20 births
5 1917192519261945 5

Elzia by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (69 births, 46% of the file).

1920s was Elzia's strongest decade.

69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Elzia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 69 births (46% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elzia? ▼
Elzia has been given to 150 babies in the U.S. since 1912, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #14,738 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1941. 11 babies were born in 1919, its single highest year.
Where does Elzia sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elzia ranks #14,738 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 Elzia most popular? ▼
Elzia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Is Elzia a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Elzia is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 150 births, and as a girl's name it has 20 births.
How long has the name Elzia been used? ▼
Records for Elzia go back to 1912, giving 30 years of history through 1941.
What names are similar to Elzia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elzie, Elza, Elzy, Elzo, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Elzia's data

  • Elzia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 1940s -- 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 Elzia

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Names with a similar number of total births

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Laurens
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Frans
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Leroi
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Elzia: 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, 1912–1941 (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 Elzia 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.