Girls' name · since 1887
Elzora
Since 1887, U.S. Social Security records show 567 babies named Elzora, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,939 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 567
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elzora sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 567 recorded since 1887.
Elzora has 567 recorded births among girls since 1887, 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 1887 to 1953.
- #10,939 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 567 born since 1887
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elzora ranks #10,939 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 567 born since 1887, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,939 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 567
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elzora's 567 recorded births place it above 84.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Elzora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elzora splits its recorded history at 1923: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1887 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elzora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–1953
- Peak year (1927)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Elzora by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (171 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Elzora's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Elzora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 19
1890s
19 births
- 1900s 64
1900s
64 births
- 1910s
1910s
144 births
- 1920s
1920s
171 births
- 1930s
1930s
116 births
- 1940s 33
1940s
33 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 171 births (30% of all-time use).
How Elzora compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Elzora's total volume
Elzora by state
Where Elzora concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
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What to do with Elzora's data
- Elzora's decade-level peak was the 1920s (171 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Elzoras (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elzora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~66 yrs)
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, 1887–1953 (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 Elzora 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.