Recorded 1915–1924 Boys' name Peak 1920 36 births

Elzo — boys' name

36 babies named Elzo in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s151920s21
1920s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Elzo was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

9 babies were named Elzo in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elzo

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Elzo between 1915 and 1924, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elzo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1924. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elzo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Elzo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elzo 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 36 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.

Elzo at a glance

Last recorded 1924

Total births

36

Since 1915

10 years of records

Peak year

1920

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1924

Active since

1915

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1924

Elzo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1915

Last recorded 1924
Peak year (1920)
9
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
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Elzo by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
21 births that decade — 58% of Elzo's all-time total
1910s151920s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elzo?
36 babies have been named Elzo since 1915. It was last recorded in 1924. The peak year was 1920 with 9 births.
When was Elzo most popular?
Elzo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Elzo been used?
Elzo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 10 years of data through 1924.
What names are similar to Elzo?
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.

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, 1915–1924 (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.