Recorded 1889–1963 Girls' name Peak 1917 183 births

Elzina — girls' name

183 babies named Elzina in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1910s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Elzina was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

13 babies were named Elzina in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elzina

The Social Security Administration has registered 183 babies named Elzina between 1889 and 1963, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elzina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elzina performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Elzina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Elzina in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elzina in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 183 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Elzina at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

183

Since 1889

75 years of records

Peak year

1917

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1889

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 1963

Elzina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1889

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1917)
13
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
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Elzina by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
52 births that decade — 28% of Elzina's all-time total
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Elzina by state

Where Elzina concentrates geographically — total births since 1889

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Elzina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
7 3.8%
Louisiana share of Elzina's total US births 3.8%

7 of 183 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elzina?
183 babies have been named Elzina since 1889. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1917 with 13 births.
When was Elzina most popular?
Elzina was most popular in the 1910s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Elzina most popular?
The top states for the name Elzina are Louisiana (7 births).
How long has the name Elzina been used?
Elzina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 75 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Elzina?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1889–1963 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.